Financial modelling for project finance

Project finance models are complex, high‑stakes and scrutinised by investors, lenders and stakeholders. This course is designed to equip finance professionals with the skills needed to build, understand and interrogate robust project finance models that support sound investment and funding decisions.

Focusing on real‑world structures and assumptions, the course walks through the core components of project finance modelling in Excel—including cash flows, funding structures, sensitivities and key metrics. You’ll gain a practical understanding of how project risks, funding arrangements and performance drivers are reflected in a financial model, enabling clearer insight and more confident decision making.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the structure and purpose of project finance models
• Build and interpret project cash flow forecasts in Excel
• Incorporate debt, equity and funding assumptions into a model
• Calculate and analyse key project finance metrics and ratios
• Perform sensitivity and scenario analysis to assess project risk
• Better evaluate project feasibility and investment attractiveness

Benefits:

• Build confidence working with complex project finance models
• Improve understanding of funding structures and cash flow dynamics
• Support better investment and financing decisions
• Strengthen modelling skills for infrastructure and capital projects
• Gain practical, job‑ready Excel modelling techniques
• Enhance credibility when engaging with lenders, investors and stakeholders