Hydropower Project Finance Initiative

US Hydropower has worked with member companies to identify a project finance initiative to address the lack of project finance options for hydropower.  While the multilateral agenda has focused on the restructuring of energy sectors in emerging markets, private sector finance vehicles to finance necessary generation projects in these newly formed markets have been ignored.  Foreign governments and private sector must work closely with the international finance community and development agencies to quickly address this void.  US Hydropower is working with the Bush Administration, US AID and US Department of State to address this issue as well as other sustainable development issues.