Berkeley Energy
Company description
Berkeley Energy is an investment manager founded in 2007 to invest private equity into renewable energy infrastructure in developing markets. The firm has deep renewable energy and power engineering, construction and investment experience in developing markets, where it is a focused investor, developer and deliverer of renewable power assets. Berkeley works with its partner companies to provide engineering, management and financial support, whilst offering the ability to act as a bankable sponsor for renewable power projects.
Berkeley Energy manages:
- The Renewable Energy Asia Fund (REAF), which invests into small hydro, wind, geothermal, solar, landfill gas and biomass projects in Asian developing markets, with a primary focus to date in India and the Philippines.
- The Africa Renewable Energy Fund (AREF), which invests into small hydro, wind, geothermal, solar, stranded gas and biomass projects across Sub-Saharan Africa, excluding South Africa.
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June 22, 2021
Berkeley Energy secured EUR130mn first close for AREF II
Renewables developer Berkeley Energy has completed a EUR130 million (US$155.92 million) first close for its African Renewable Energy Fund II (AREF II). AREF II, with a final target fund size of...
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May 25, 2020
World’s largest green hydrogen plant to be launched in USA
SGH2 energy is launching the world’s largest green renewable hydrogen facility in partnership with the City of Lancaster, California. The Lancaster plant will feature SGH2’s pioneering tec...
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May 13, 2020
Siemens Gamesa starts construction of wind-plus-storage project in Puerto Galera
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA is fast advancing on an innovative hybrid energy project in Puerto Galera on the island of Mindoro in the Philippines that will provide a stable electricity sup...
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April 08, 2020
150 MW Corbetti geothermal plant in Oromia region secures government PPA
Corbetti Geothermal and its sponsors – InfraCo Africa (a PIDG company), Berkeley Energy who manage the Africa Renewable Energy Fund, Iceland Drilling and Reykjavik Geothermal – have signed...
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September 10, 2019
Kikagati Power Company reaches financial close for 16 MW hydropower project
Kikagati Power Company has achieved financial close for the US$87 million hydropower project located the Kagera River between Uganda and Tanzania. Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF...
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December 22, 2017
PPAs signed for US$4 billion geothermal projects in Ethiopia
Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Corbetti Geothermal Power regarding two 500 MW geothermal projects in the Main Ethiopian Rift Valley ...
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November 15, 2016
SIFEM invests US$10m in the Renewable Energy Asia Fund II
The Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM), the development finance institution of the Swiss Confederation, has announced it has invested US$10 million in the Renewable Energy Asia Fund II...
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April 18, 2016
Berkeley Energy reaches first close for its second Asian renewable energy fund
Berkeley Energy successfully reached a first close of its Renewable Energy Asia Fund II with US$112m of committed capital for its 10 year closed end fund.
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