AQUIND: Reaching beyond the red tape
Since the launch of Ofgem’s cap and floor regime, HVDC interconnectors have begun to transform into a project finance asset class in the UK. Nevertheless, projects such as the AQUIND Interconnector are still struggling under the weight of a bureaucratic and uncertain permitting process. More
Stonepeak to buy stake in Cellnex Nordics business
Cellnex Telecom has agreed to sell a 49% stake in its Swedish and Danish subsidiaries to Stonepeak for €730 million ($772 million).Cellnex Nordics provides mobile network operators with colocation services for their wireless networking equipment through a network totalling 4,557 sites across... More
Risen’s Coleambally BESS approved
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has approved Risen Energy’s 100MW/400MWh Coleambally battery energy storage system in the Murrumbidgee LGA.The project will be located adjacent to Transgrid’s existing Coleambally substation, in proximity to the South West Renewable Energy... More
Proximocast: 20 minutes with Michael Crabb, Last Energy
Proximo interviews Michael Crabb, a senior vice president at Last Energy, about the company's development of small nuclear plants and the role these projects can play supplying both the grid and corporate and industrial offtakers. The discussion also focuses on the permitting process and the... More
OX2 sells Swedish wind farm for $247m
OX2 has sold the 115MW Anglarna wind farm in Sweden's Falun county to a European utility for SEK2.7 billion ($247 million).OX2 acquired the project rights for the 18-turbine wind farm in May 2019 and it was fully permitted in February this year. Construction will start in the fourth quarter of... More
VoltH2 green hydrogen projects may close in the next few months
VoltH2's green hydrogen projects in Vlissingen and Terneuzen in the Netherlands may well move towards financial close in the next few months, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. The projects will be almost identical, each with a capacity of 25MW and each with the ability to... More
Munna Creek Solar Farm to supply Telstra
Australian telecommunications company Telstra has signed a PPA to source energy from the A$150 million ($95 million) Munna Creek Solar Farm in southeast Queensland. The 120MW project is being developed by Mytilineos near Gympie, with Telstra committed to buying half of the output. Mytilineos... More
Recently closed deals
| Deal name | Cost in $m | Country | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 105.6 MW Elster Wind Farm Repowering - Financing | 231 | Germany | Onshore wind |
| Bruc 8.5GW Renewable Portfolio )Wind and Solar) - Financing | 636 | Spain | Renewables (other) |
| LG Energy EV Battery Portfolio - Bond | 1,000 | China | Battery storage |
| 134MW Liberty Solar - Financing | 200 | United States | PV solar |
| Caculo Cabaca HEP Project - Euler Hermes Covered Financing | 1,675 | Angola | Large hydro |
Project and infrastructure finance research report 2023
A comprehensive report into the sentiment of the main participants in the project finance market. This report presents data on the trends,...
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PCE signs 220MW PPA with Pattern Energy
Community Choice Aggregator Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) has signed a 15-year PPA for 220MW of supply from Pattern Energy’s SunZia Wind project in New Mexico from 2026.The renewable energy will supply 13% of the Californian agency’s total annual electricity demand. PCE is the official... More
Helion plans fission reactor at Nucor steel plant
Helion Energy and Nucor Corporation have agreed to develop a 500 MWe fusion power plant at a Nucor steel manufacturing facility in the United States. As part of the agreement Nucor will make an investment in Helion. More
Latest contracts closed by EPC contractors
| Name | Date | Country | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobs Awarded Connecticut Water Treatment Plant Contract | 13/09/2023 | United States | Water treatment |
| BAM secures construction contract to rebuild Peebles High School | 12/09/2023 | United Kingdom | Education |
| Ecowende joins forces with Van Oord to build most ecological wind farm yet | 08/09/2023 | Netherlands | Offshore wind |
| Jacobs to Manage Inland Empire Utilities Agency Recycled Water Program Expansion | 10/08/2023 | United States | Water treatment |
| NI Water appoints specialist ‘One Team’ for extensive upgrade of Belfast Wastewater Treatment Works | 07/08/2023 | Ireland | Waste & water |
ESB raises €1bn from bond issue
ESB Group has raised €1 billion ($1.06 billion) in bonds to fund eligible green projects as part of its capital investment programme.The funds were raised through the issuance of two €500 million benchmark bonds - a 12-year, 4.25% fixed-rate green bond, and a five-year, 4% fixed-rate bond.... More
Vantage secures funding to continue data centre build-out
Global Infrastructure Partners’ credit fund, GIP Capital Solutions Fund II (GIP CAPS II), has invested in a term loan of up to $450 million in Vantage Data Centers.GIP structured and acted as the lead investor on this transaction, which was supported by the company’s consortium of... More
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