Debt Service Reserve Account (DSRA)
A cash account held by a project company, usually equal to the next six months of debt service, funded at financial close and topped up from the cash waterfall before equity is paid. It gives lenders a cushion against a bad period without a default, and it is one reason equity in a project sees little cash in the early years.
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