Keystone Business Support Company Limited

Company Overview
Keystone is a professional services company headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The company provides comprehensive business solutions to private businesses, bilateral/multilateral institutions, financial institutions, etc. It has assembled a global network of expert consultants across major cities including Boston, Delhi, Dubai, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, New York.

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Strengths of the Company

Comprises of practitioners and academics from a variety of disciplines with extensive expertise and experience. Competitive advantage lies in that it has affiliate consultants and experts from both developed and developing nations who work on projects as required. Multidisciplinary staff comprising economists, engineers, financial analysts and accountants.

Key areas of expertise

ENERGY & POWER
Keystones core area of business is Energy and Power, including Renewable Energy. Its team has combined experience of 350 years in this field. Core personnel have been involved in sector restructuring to include unbundling of generation, transmission and distribution functions, development of least cost generation planning, etc.

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Keystone has expertise in a number of Renewable Energies, i.e. solar, hydro, and wind resources. At a more micro level, Keystone conducts feasibility studies using consultants with experience and track record. Our modeling capacity is particularly strong, for purposes of submitting proposals pursuant to tender and/or structuring and financing of projects. Legal, technical, and environmental due diligence is also conducted to ensure projects run smoothly.

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FINANCE
Keystones finance team has a combined experience of over 120 years. This unit has prepared Information Memoranda for investors and financial institutions highlighting the operating characteristics of the featured projects. It can also undertake policy, legal, regulatory due diligence as well as competition or market analyses if deemed necessary.

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PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
Keystone can source experts in PPP policy formulation and conducting Needs Analysis or Capacity Building. It can also conduct Viability Gap Analysis for line ministries and/or Value for Money (VfM) Analysis.

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ENVIRONMENT
Keystone offers Environment Impact Analysis services to determine the necessary mitigation strategies and/or re-settlement plans.

REGIONAL CO-OPERATION
Keystone has the capability to take part in multi-country projects and is prepared to carry out feasibility studies of such projects as well.

Sample of work ongoing and completed

Completed:
Pre-feasibility report for Import, Storage and Marketing of Furnace Oil in Bangladesh for Premier LP Gas Ltd. Financial Advisor to GMR group, India in Bibiyana2 450 MW power plant bid submission. Information Memorandum to determine bankability of a solar/diesel hybrid power solution project. Financial modeling for the calculation of tariff for supply of solar/diesel hybrid power supply to Base Transceiver Stations of Telenor.

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Review of bid documents for a 450 MW Dual Fuel Combined Cycle Power Plant on behalf of a private sponsor. Preparation of Request for Quotation (RfQ), Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC), Operation & Maintenance (O & M) contract and LTSA for a Power Engineering Business. Facilitation of Loan Agreement Effectuation and Development of Project Proposals under Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) funded projects in Bangladesh.

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Ongoing:
For a leading US and Bangladesh joint venture power company Preparation of bid, EPC contract documents and financial model for a 360-450 MW Power plant. For a leading Renewable Energy Company in Asia: Development of Solar MW plant financial model. Preparation of PPP document to create 50 MW to 100 MW solar PV/Thermal grid-connected system under the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Asia Solar Program. Review financial model of Solar Power rental for mobile Base Transceiver Station. Valuation of renewable energy company (RRE) for a possible equity investment by International Finance Corporation (IFC).

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For a Trade Services Company: Market and Competition Analysis for Solar panel assembly plant and manufacturing of Tubular plate batteries for use with Solar Home Systems (SHS). Review of equipment and raw material supply package and contract. Preparation of financial model. Preparation of Information Memorandum for financial institutions. Preparation of environmental impact analysis and mitigation plan. For a Renewable Energy Company: Information Memorandum to determine bankability of a solar/diesel hybrid power solution project. Financial modeling for the calculation of tariff for supply of solar/diesel hybrid power supply to Base Transceiver Stations.