ENERGY TRANSACTION ADVISORY
Global PPA Strategy with End-to-End Transaction Support
25+
Stakeholders coordinated across global teams
3
International tenders executed
100+GWh/year
Renewable energy volumes contracted or under procurement globally
Industry
Tire Manufacturing
Year
2024+
Countries
Italy, UK, Germany, Turkey, Romania, USA, Mexico
Focus
Energy Transaction Advisory
Global sustainability goals create local complexity
As organizations expand renewable energy procurement efforts across multiple markets, execution challenges often become more complex than target setting.
Energy markets differ significantly across regions. Regulatory structures, procurement mechanisms, market maturity, and local operating conditions frequently require country-specific approaches.
For global organizations, sustainability ambitions increasingly depend on the ability to coordinate local realities within a unified strategy.
The challenge
The organization needed to support global Scope 2 emissions reduction objectives through renewable procurement initiatives across multiple countries and operating environments.
Coordination across geographically distributed teams in Europe and North America introduced additional complexity.
Local market dynamics, regulatory requirements, and procurement structures varied considerably across regions, requiring a nuanced understanding of each market.
The challenge extended beyond sourcing renewable energy.
The organization needed an approach capable of connecting stakeholders, aligning regional priorities, and creating transaction pathways suited to each operating context.
Key considerations:
Global Scope 2 reduction objectives
Multi-country regulatory environments
Cross-functional stakeholder coordination
Regional market differences
Country-specific procurement structures
Alignment across international teams
Polar's approach
Polar provided end-to-end support throughout the renewable energy procurement process, from initial assessment activities through transaction execution.
The engagement brought together technical, commercial, and legal perspectives while maintaining coordination across global teams and operating environments.
Rather than applying a standardized process across every market, the approach emphasized regional realities and country-specific pathways.
From market understanding to transaction execution
Regional workshops became a key component of the engagement.
Technical and legal teams facilitated market-focused sessions and country-specific discussions designed to identify procurement opportunities and implementation pathways.
The process created alignment across stakeholders while establishing a stronger understanding of market conditions and transaction structures.
Multiple PPA structures were evaluated through international tenders designed around the specific operating profiles of customer facilities and regional market conditions.
Five-stage transaction process
Key elements of the solution:
End-to-end procurement support model
Multi-country stakeholder coordination
Technical and legal workshop facilitation
Country-specific market assessments
International tender execution
Renewable procurement structures tailored to local realities
Results
25+
Stakeholders coordinated across seven countries
Created alignment across geographically distributed teams.
3
International tenders executed
Supported multiple procurement pathways across regions.
100+ GWh/year
Renewable energy volumes contracted or under procurement globally
Created scalable pathways supporting long-term emissions reduction goals.
The engagement established a coordinated procurement structure capable of supporting both global objectives and regional execution requirements.
Outcomes achieved:
Created alignment across international stakeholder groups
Supported global Scope 2 reduction initiatives
Improved visibility into regional procurement opportunities
Facilitated cross-functional collaboration
Established scalable procurement pathways
Connected strategy with transaction execution
Global strategy requires local execution
Renewable procurement rarely follows a universal model.
As organizations expand sustainability initiatives across multiple markets, execution increasingly depends on understanding local realities while preserving alignment with broader objectives.
Key takeaway:
Global procurement complexity often emerges from differences in local market conditions rather than transaction mechanics alone.
Successful renewable procurement strategies create frameworks capable of balancing centralized objectives with regional flexibility.
Long-term outcomes depend as much on coordination and alignment as they do on procurement execution itself.
Navigating renewable procurement across multiple markets?
Connect with our team to explore approaches designed for international coordination, transaction execution, and long-term energy strategy.
