§8.8.6 Price and Volume Risk 164
§8.8.7 Usage Risk 167
§8.8.8 Risks for the Offtaker or Contracting Authority 169
§8.9 Input Supply Risks 170
§8.9.1 Input Supply Contracts 170
§8.9.2 When is an Input Supply Contract not Needed? 173
§8.9.3 Water and Wind 173
§8.9.4 Mineral Reserves 173
§8.9.5 Other Utilities 174
§8.9.6 Waste Disposal 174
§8.10 Force Majeure 174
§8.10.1 Force Majeure and Insurance 175
§8.10.2 Temporary Force Majeure 176
§8.10.3 Permanent Force Majeure 178
§8.11 Contract Mismatch 178
§8.12 Recourse to the Sponsors 179
Chapter 9
Macroeconomic Risks 183
§9.1 Inflation 183
§9.1.1 Inflation-Indexed Financing 185
§9.2 Interest Rate Risks 185
§9.2.1 Interest Rate Swaps 186
§9.2.2 Interest Rate Caps and Other Instruments 192
§9.2.3 Scale and Timing of Interest ...