Trade finance lets a renewable energy company pay manufacturers for project equipment when it is ordered, rather than waiting on a developer to pay at commissioning.
Renewable projects tie a lot of money up in equipment that is bought, shipped and installed months before a developer signs off the final account. A company procuring panels, inverters, battery storage and the balance-of-plant for a scheme pays the manufacturers up front, often overseas, while payment waits on grid connection and commissioning milestones. Trade finance meets those manufacturer payments at the point of order, so a scheme can be built out without the equipment bill resting on the company's own reserves.
With kit this high-value and lead times this long, locking in a supplier early protects both price and programme. Repayment comes once the developer pays against the milestone or the commissioned system, so the cost follows the project. Taking on a second or third scheme then becomes a question of the pipeline, not of whether the cash is sitting spare to fund every order at once.
Between paying manufacturers and reaching a commissioning milestone, a renewable developer's cash sits in equipment for months. The strains repeat scheme to scheme:
Tando is a human-led brokerage, so a renewable energy company works with a dedicated account manager who understands project timing and imported equipment rather than an automated platform. Decisions usually arrive within three to five days, and sometimes within hours. The firm is NACFB accredited and funds through FCA-regulated lending partners.
Picture a developer ordering panels and battery storage for a new scheme: a facility settles the manufacturers, and repayment follows once the system is commissioned and paid. Where an overseas factory wants certainty before it ships, a letter of credit can run alongside, with the bank undertaking payment against agreed documents.
Direct funding for the cost of goods based on a confirmed customer order.
A globally recognised guarantee of payment to your supplier upon verification of shipping documents.
Optimising cash flow by allowing you to pay suppliers early while extending your own payment terms.
Yes. The facility pays your manufacturers when the panels, inverters or storage are ordered, so a scheme can be built out without the equipment bill coming from your reserves. You repay once the developer pays at the milestone or on commissioning. It lets a company commit to the kit a project needs rather than pacing the build to the cash in hand.
Yes. A good deal of solar and battery equipment is sourced from overseas, and trade finance can fund those supplier payments. Where a manufacturer wants assurance before shipping, a letter of credit can sit alongside the facility, with the bank undertaking payment against agreed documents. Your account manager arranges the structure that suits how and where you source, so a project is not held up by an upfront overseas payment.
Yes. Renewable projects often pay on completion or against milestones, which leaves equipment paid for long before the money arrives. A facility funds the equipment at the point of order and repays as the project pays. It covers the gap between buying the kit and being paid for the work, so the cost does not have to come out of your own working capital while the job runs.
Often, yes. Tando regularly arranges funding for renewable energy companies with bad credit or a bounced payment that other brokers turn away. The project pipeline and supplier terms carry more weight than a single past difficulty. Lending partners are FCA-regulated and assess the business as it trades now, so an earlier setback does not automatically close the door.
Facilities typically run from 75,000 to 500,000 pounds, sized to your equipment spend and project values. Firms turning over 200,000 pounds or more a year are the typical fit. Because renewable equipment is high-value and projects vary in size, the right figure tends to track the value of the jobs you are running rather than a single fixed limit.
Usually within three to five days, and sometimes within hours when a supplier deadline or a project start date is at risk. A dedicated account manager handles the case directly rather than an automated queue, so an equipment order can be funded quickly enough to keep a project on schedule rather than waiting on the client's payment.
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