For developers
Powertrust is the buyer, so you contract with us rather than with the end customer: we sign the purchase agreement, pay in US dollars when certificates are issued, and hold the corporate contract on our side. 60+ developers in 23 countries are under contract today.
The offer
Purchase agreements of 5 to 20 years.
A fixed US-dollar price per MWh, set by project type and the impact tier your project qualifies for.
On issuance of certificates, with prepayment in certain cases.
5 kWp to 5 MWp.
Handled by Powertrust, from registering the project to issuing the certificates; you supply the generation data, which we verify together.
Have projects that fit? Email us about your projects. and what we ask for at each stage.
Developers we buy from
“The partnership with Powertrust helps us on cash-flow planning and is an ideal example of blended finance, making us more competitive with donors.”
Raghu, CEO, E-Hands Energy
Open requests for projects
Distributed solar projects not yet under construction, rooftop or ground-mount, from which we can procure a long-term forward strip of certificates. Demand is filled on a rolling basis.
Argentina · Brazil · Chile · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · Peru
Ethiopia · Ghana · Kenya · Nigeria · South Africa · Uganda · Zambia
India · Indonesia · Malaysia · Philippines · Thailand · Vietnam
We review within 10 business days.
If your projects match buyer demand, we ask for more detail.
Contracts to successful projects within two months of stage 2.
Questions developers ask
No hard limits. We prioritise projects with a nameplate capacity between 5 kWp and 5 MWp.
We prioritise new, unbuilt projects where a purchase by Powertrust helps determine whether the project is viable. We also consider existing projects where ongoing viability is in question, for example a funding gap for operations and maintenance.
No. Both grid-tied and off-grid projects may apply. We prioritise projects with the highest impact.
Every project goes through the same assessment: the financial case and whether our purchase changes it, the location, the fuel displaced and the emissions avoided, and the outcomes it supports against the UN SDGs. The score sets the price we can offer, so a rural mini-grid that displaces diesel and powers a clinic earns more per MWh than a rooftop on a factory already on the grid.
You own, or can acquire, the rights to the environmental attributes of the generation, and you can provide generation data at least weekly; daily data by API is preferred, and we work with you where connectivity is poor. If you are not sure who holds the attributes under your contracts, ask us before you submit.
No. Powertrust registers the project with the issuer, handles the registry requirements and issues the certificates. Your part is the generation data, which we verify with you before each issuance.
Certificates are issued against monitored generation as close to real time as the registry allows, and paid on issuance. In certain cases part of the contract is prepaid; ask us whether your project qualifies.
Purchase agreements run from 5 to 20 years, set by the buyer demand the project supplies. Price depends on project type and impact: an existing C&I rooftop commands a lower price than a new-build mini-grid serving a rural hospital.