Postgraduate Diploma in Economic Management and Legal Framework
Online 800-hour Postgraduate Diploma in Economic Management and Legal Framework. 8 modules covering Law 24/2013 on the Electricity Sector, Royal Decree 1183/2020 (grid access and connection) and Advanced Excel (financial models). Assigned tutor and open enrolment.
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Run a real engineering trade-off from this programme. Move the sliders, watch the model react in real time and beat the challenge.
What you will be able to do
Understand the structure and actors of the electricity sector.
Plan the administrative and environmental permitting of projects.
Analyse the key contracts for development, construction and operation.
Carry out the economic analysis of an energy project.
Structure the financing of energy projects.
Manage the economics of an asset in operation.
Identify litigation risks and regulatory compliance obligations.
Who it's for
- Energy project managers who want to specialise in Economic Management and Legal Framework.
- Energy lawyers who want to specialise in Economic Management and Legal Framework.
- Project financial analysts who want to specialise in Economic Management and Legal Framework.
- Permit processing technicians who want to specialise in Economic Management and Legal Framework.
- Controllers of energy assets who want to specialise in Economic Management and Legal Framework.
- Regulatory compliance managers who want to specialise in Economic Management and Legal Framework.
- Graduates in engineering or sciences who want to enter energy development.
What you'll work with
- Law 24/2013 on the Electricity Sector
- Royal Decree 1183/2020 (grid access and connection)
- Royal Decree 413/2014 (renewable generation)
- Law 21/2013 on environmental assessment
- Royal Decree-Law 23/2020 (energy measures)
- FIDIC contracts
- Law 9/2017 on Public Sector Contracts
8 modules · 800 h
1.1Law 24/2013 on the Electricity Sector1.2Regulated and liberalised activities1.3System actors and their functions1.4Role of the CNMC and the Ministry1.5Remuneration of networks1.6Specific remuneration regime for renewables1.7Electricity market and marginal pricing1.8The 2024 EU market design reform1.9Regulatory trends1.10Workshop: map of actors and economic flows in the electricity system
2.1Access and connection: RD 1183/20202.2Administrative milestones and guarantees2.3Prior and construction administrative authorisation2.4Environmental impact assessment: Law 21/20132.5State and regional competences2.6Urban planning licences2.7Declaration of public utility and expropriations2.8Managing permitting deadlines and risks2.9Public participation and submissions2.10Practical exercise: permitting schedule for a solar park
3.1EPC contracts and their key clauses3.2Equipment supply contracts3.3Operation and maintenance contracts3.4Land lease contracts3.5Grid access contracts3.6FIDIC contracts applied to energy3.7Guarantees, penalties and limitation of liability3.8Claims management3.9Construction and operation insurance3.10Case study: risk analysis of an EPC contract
4.1Project cash flows4.2NPV, IRR and payback period4.3Weighted average cost of capital4.4LCOE and competitiveness4.5Market price scenarios4.6Inflation, taxes and depreciation4.7Sensitivity and scenario analysis4.8Monte Carlo simulation4.9Terminal value and repowering4.10Laboratory: financial model of a wind farm in Excel
5.1Project finance versus corporate financing5.2Debt and equity structure5.3Debt service coverage ratio5.4Technical, legal and financial due diligence5.5Bankability of revenues5.6Green financing and green bonds5.7European taxonomy of sustainable activities5.8Public funds and European financing5.9Refinancing and asset sales5.10Practical exercise: sizing debt according to DSCR
6.1Budgeting and management control6.2Monitoring market revenues6.3Imbalance management and representation6.4Operation and maintenance costs6.5Energy taxation: IVPEE and other taxes6.6Electricity tax6.7Regulatory accounting6.8Financial indicators for assets6.9Investor reporting6.10Case study: economic dashboard for a renewable portfolio
7.1International arbitration in energy7.2Energy Charter Treaty7.3Litigation over remuneration cuts7.4Environmental liability7.5Regulatory compliance and criminal compliance7.6Data protection in energy projects7.7Public contracts in the sector7.8Dispute resolution with the distribution company7.9Legal risk management7.10Workshop: analysis of an arbitral award in the renewable sector
8.1Description of the energy project8.2Analysis of the regulatory framework8.3Permitting plan8.4Contractual structure8.5Economic-financial model8.6Financing structure8.7Legal and economic risk matrix8.8Feasibility conclusions8.9Report and presentation8.10Final review with the tutor
How you'll learn
100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetables: students progress at their own pace within the intake, which makes it possible to combine with work.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is Advanced Excel (financial models), Power BI, Primavera P6, MS Project, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Tests are studied using real practical cases of administrative permitting, economic feasibility models, contract analysis and litigation. Assessment is continuous by module plus the final integrative project.
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Understand the structure and actors of the electricity sector.
Plan the administrative and environmental permitting of projects.
Analyse the key contracts for development, construction and operation.
Carry out the economic analysis of an energy project.
Structure the financing of energy projects.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector. A university degree is not required.
- Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
- Sufficient Spanish to follow technical regulatory texts.
Ready to start?
Send your application today. Our admissions team replies within 72 hours with your study plan and funding options.
Frequently asked questions
The programme totals 800 hours spread over 6 to 8 months. That is an average of 10 to 15 hours per week, compatible with a full-time job.
The programme uses Advanced Excel (financial models), Power BI, Primavera P6 and MS Project. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.
An own SEIUM diploma upon passing the continuous assessment and the integrative project. It is in-house training, not an official qualification from the Ministry.
Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area are credited towards the higher programme. Check the credit transfer policy when you enrol.
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