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IPPToday #330: Three bidders win leases for over 4 GW offshore wind projects in the USA

🕔 Dec 17, 2018

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Project News

Snowy Hydro Board approves proceeding with 2 GW expansion

🕔Dec 13, 2018

The independent Board of Snowy Hydro Limited has approved a final investment decision to proceed with Snowy 2.0, a pumped hydro project that will provide 2000 MW of on-demand generation and 350,000 MWh of large-scale energy storage.

Mitsui to invest in 2.5 GW gas-fired power project in Thailand
🕔Nov 12, 2018
Hawaii contracts 260 MW solar-storage capacity
🕔Oct 10, 2018
ENGIE and STOA sign joint venture agreement for Indian wind platform
🕔Sep 14, 2018

REDEN Solar refinances solar assets in Spain and Portugal for US$116.6 million
🕔Sep 13, 2018
Google signs PPAs for 190 MW wind projects in Finland
🕔Sep 12, 2018
VivoPower and IT Power to develop solar projects in New South Wales
🕔Sep 11, 2018

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Projects

Date modification	Project	Country	Value ($MM)	Current Stage
Dec 18, 2018	80 MW wind repowering project in Scotland	UK (United Kingdom)		Project in operation
Dec 18, 2018	68 MW Aguascalientes solar project	Mexico		Financial close
Dec 18, 2018	51-turbine wind farm project in Dobele and Tukums	Latvia	290.90	Project in planning
Dec 18, 2018	33 MW Klettwitz III B.A. 2.2 wind project in Brandenburg	Germany		Technology Provider Selected
Dec 18, 2018	273 MW wind project in Saratov	Russia		Project in planning
Dec 18, 2018	26 MW wind project in Ulyanovsk	Russia	37.10	Project in planning

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CMS Energy acquires 250 MW US wind projects

🕔Jul 9, 2018

CMS Energy has announced the acquisition of two new planned wind farms located in the USA, which together have a generation capacity of 250 MW.

IPPToday #242: Longroad Energy Announces Sale, FC, and start of construction of the Phoebe Solar Project
🕔Jul 5, 2018
E.on closes sale of Uniper stake for EUR 3.8bn
🕔Jul 2, 2018
PGGM Infrastructure Fund acquires 50% stake in 588 MW US wind and solar portfolio
🕔Jun 22, 2018

Greenko to acquire Orange Renewables Singapore at over US$900 million valuation
🕔Jun 11, 2018
Enel offers US$1.5 billion to win bidding war to acquire Brazil's Eletropaulo
🕔Jun 6, 2018
Eesti Energia agrees to third largest acquisition in history of Estonia
🕔Jun 1, 2018

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M&A Transactions

Modification date	Transaction	Country	Transaction value (US$MM)
Dec 16, 2018	Mitsubishi sells stakes in Diamond Green to KEPCO and Mitsubishi UFJ	UK (United Kingdom)
Dec 16, 2018	Disa Group acquires two solar plants in Chile with a combined capacity of 6 MW	Chile
Dec 15, 2018	Energy Company LLC Acquires three solar facilities, comprising 21.8 MW of capacity	USA (United States of America)
Dec 15, 2018	Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp to acquire New Brunswick Gas	Canada	247.39
Dec 13, 2018	STOA and Africa50 acquire a stake in the 420 MW hydro project in Cameroon	Cameroon

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People & Companies News

ENGIE and STOA sign joint venture agreement for Indian wind platform

🕔Sep 14, 2018

ENGIE has announced that it has entered into a partnership with STOA, a French infrastructure and power equity investor in developing countries, to build a wind platform in India, through a joint venture owned 50/50 by the two entities.

Orix launches renewables O&M services unit
🕔Sep 6, 2018
Statoil becomes Equinor
🕔May 17, 2018
Lightsource BP and Everstone Group form joint venture to invest in green infrastructure in India
🕔Apr 19, 2018

MPC Capital announces partnership with Martifer Renewables
🕔Apr 2, 2018
Vattenfall plans major investment in large-scale solar power generation
🕔Mar 5, 2018
Capital Stage AG changes name to Encavis AG
🕔Mar 1, 2018

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Jobs

Country	City	Position	Date added
Japan	Tokyo	Asset Manager	Dec 14, 2018
USA (United States of America)	New York	Director, Latin America Energy & Infrastructure, Investment Banking Group	Dec 14, 2018
UK (United Kingdom)	London	Director, Energy and Infrastructure	Dec 14, 2018
USA (United States of America)	Houston, Texas	Associate, Investment Banking Midstream & Pipelines (Houston)	Dec 14, 2018
USA (United States of America)	New York	Associate - Power Private Equity	Nov 30, 2018

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Funds & Investments News

US$3 billion final close for Macquarie Super Core Infrastucture Fund Series 1

🕔Jul 10, 2018

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) has announced the final close of Macquarie Super Core Infrastructure Fund (MSCIF) Series 1 at EUR2.5 billion (US$2.94 million), exceeding the fund's initial minimum target of EUR1.5 billion (US$1.76 million).

SUSI Energy Storage Fund hits €252 million final close
🕔Jul 2, 2018
Climate Investor One fund achieves third close at US$535 million
🕔Jun 21, 2018
NAB finalises US$150 million Low Carbon Shared Portfolio
🕔Jun 19, 2018

Marguerite II invests in energy-efficient public lighting in Italy
🕔Jun 13, 2018
Denmark's IFU and pension funds launch US$650 million sustainable investment fund
🕔Jun 12, 2018
Impax closes New Energy Investors III at US$420 million
🕔Jun 11, 2018

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Energy Funds

Manager Location	Energy Fund	Stage	Closing Amount (US$ MM)
Germany	Fidelio KA Infrastructure Debt Fund Europe 1	Fundraising	248.57
	North Haven Infrastructure Partners III	In planning
	NN European Sustainable Infrastructure Debt fund	Fundraising
UK (United Kingdom)	Wind Renewables Income Fund (WRIF)	Investment
Germany, Ireland	Temporis Aurora Limited Partnership	Fundraising

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Corporate Finance News

sPower closes US$500 million refinancing

🕔Sep 21, 2018

sPower has announced that it recently closed a US$498.7 million investment grade private placement financing. The financed portfolio represents approximately half of sPower’s 1.3 GW of operating portfolio. The portfolio is comprised of four previously financed tax equity partnerships with four leading financial investors.