Technical due diligence, quality checks and revamping plans for solar PV assets.
Encore supports investors, owners, lenders and operators in the technical assessment of solar PV plants, projects and portfolios.
We review documentation, design and construction quality, performance and critical issues to make risks clearer and define priority actions.
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The scope is tailored to the asset, the project phase and the decision to be supported.
- Acquisition or financing of solar PV plants and portfolios.
- Review of design, supplies, construction and commissioning.
- Assessment of plants performing below expectations.
- Definition of revamping, repowering or optimisation measures.
- Identification of document, technical and permitting gaps.
Three needs, one technical view of the asset
Reviews may cover a project under development, a plant under construction or an operating asset.
Technical due diligence
Independent assessment of projects, plants or portfolios before acquisitions, financing or other investment decisions.
Quality checks
Checks on consistency between design, components, documentation and the plant as built, including before testing, commissioning or acceptance.
Revamping and repowering
Technical diagnosis, identification of critical issues and preliminary definition of intervention alternatives to recover performance and value.
What we assess
The work plan selects the reviews that are genuinely needed, avoiding standard activities that are not relevant to the assignment objectives.
Configuration, yield and operation
- Layout, sizing and plant configuration.
- Yield assumptions and comparison with available data.
- Performance, availability, anomalies and identifiable losses.
- Condition of key components and technical issues.
Completeness, consistency and traceability
- Design, permitting and as-built documentation.
- Grid connection procedures and technical-administrative documents.
- Consistency between documents, permitted design and as-built condition.
- Document gaps and matters requiring further investigation.
Design, components and construction
- Review of design documents and technical specifications.
- Checks on components, installation and key interfaces.
- Document reviews supporting testing and commissioning.
- Non-conformities, reservations and recommended corrective actions.
Alternatives and intervention priorities
- Technical causes of performance deviations.
- Replacement, upgrade or reconfiguration options.
- Initial assessment of technical and permitting impacts.
- Preliminary plan covering priorities, further studies and delivery phases.
A clear basis for decisions and action
Findings are presented in a practical format, covering evidence, critical issues, priorities and next steps.
Risk register
Classification of technical, document and permitting issues according to materiality and urgency.
Gap analysis
Missing documents, inconsistencies, incomplete reviews and matters to clarify with the parties involved.
Action plan
Corrective actions, further investigations and interventions ordered by technical and operational priority.
A review aligned with the project stage
Projects and pipelines
Review of constraints, project maturity, documentation, grid connection, permits and the technical consistency of assumptions.
Quality and acceptance
Checks during or at the end of construction to identify deviations, incomplete items and corrective activities.
Performance and issues
Analysis of data, anomalies and technical condition to understand the causes of deviations and define interventions.
Plants and portfolios
Technical due diligence proportionate to the acquisition, financing or transfer process for the asset.
How we structure the assignment
Asset, decision to support, timing, responsibilities and level of detail.
Collection and classification of the available documents and data.
Technical, document, permitting and performance reviews.
Site inspections, clarification requests and targeted checks where needed.
Conclusions, risks, gaps, recommended actions and operational priorities.
Tailored scope
Due diligence is not an indiscriminate review of every aspect of the asset. The scope, exclusions and level of detail are defined according to the decision to be supported and the available documentation.
From assessment to the next activities
Where the assessment identifies design activities or ongoing oversight needs, the process continues through the relevant specialist services.
Engineering and permitting
Design, technical deliverables, permits, grid connection and technical support during construction.
Learn moreAsset management
Technical-administrative oversight, documentation, monitoring and ongoing asset coordination.
Learn moreDo you need to assess a solar PV plant, project or portfolio?
We can start from the objectives and available documentation to define a technical scope proportionate to the decision.
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