SunEdison to acquire 5 Renewable Energy Portfolios and 2 Corporate Platforms

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SunEdison to acquire 5 Renewable Energy Portfolios and 2 Corporate Platforms

SunEdison, Inc. has signed a definitive agreements to acquire five portfolios of renewable energy projects and two corporate platforms, LAP Holding, BV in Latin America and two subsidiaries of Honiton Energy Holding, Ltd., in China.

Through these combined transactions, SunEdison has secured 757 MW of operating projects and 1,918 MW of ROFO projects, of which 534 MW are operating ROFO projects. The combined acquisition includes:

1. Renova (Brazil wind and hydro)

SunEdison has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 336 MW of operating wind and hydropower assets from Renova Energia, the largest renewable energy company in Brazil. The definitive agreement also provides SunEdison with a ROFO for 1,870 MW of renewable energy projects, of which 534 MW are operating projects and the remainder are contracted backlog projects, as well as a ROFO for future pipeline projects developed by Renova. In addition, SunEdison has signed a Letter of Intent to buy a 16% stake in Renova that also includes the ability to transition the ROFO projects to call right projects for SunEdison with pre-determined prices.

The operating assets have long-term PPAs with investment grade off-takers. The Renova asset acquisition also marks the entry of SunEdison into the Brazilian hydropower market.

2. Honiton Energy Acquisition (China wind)

SunEdison has signed a definitive agreement to acquire two Chinese wind development and operations and maintenance companies from Honiton Energy Holding, Ltd., that own 150 MW of operating utility-scale wind power plants in China. The acquisition marks SunEdison's entry into the Chinese wind market and includes 50 employees who will join SunEdison, providing local expertise in the wind power market.

SunEdison will acquire three wind farms of 50 MW each, located in Inner Mongolia,China, which are contracted under the Chinese government long-term fixed feed-in tariff program. All power is sold to the Inner Mongolia Power (Group) Co. Ltd. The wind farms began delivering power between 2008 and 2011.

3. FERSA Assets Acquisition (India wind)

SunEdison has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 102 MW of operating wind power plants in India from Spain-based Fersa Energías Renovables, SA. SunEdison will acquire an operating portfolio consisting of the Hanumanhatti, Gadag and Bhakrani wind farms located in the states of Karnataka and Rajhastan, India. The assets each have long-term PPAs in place with investment grade off-takers.

4. LAP Assets Acquisition (Peru hydro)

SunEdison has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Latin American Power (LAP), a leading hydropower and wind energy producer in Chile and Peru. Through this platform acquisition, SunEdison will expand its presence in the global wind power market and in Latin America. LAP will also become the global hydropower development platform for SunEdison.

Through the transaction, SunEdison will acquire the following projects:

  • 73 MW operating hydropower plants in Peru
  • 48 MW under development-stage hydropower project (PPA awarded) in peru
  • 46 MW operating wind plant in Chile
  • 204 MW under construction wind and hydropower projects (COD 2015-2016) in Chile
  • 613 MW under development-stage wind, solar, and hydropower projects in Chile

The six operating hydropower plants in Peru have long-term PPAs in place with investment grade off-takers. The PPAs for all of these plants are denominated in U.S. dollars.

5. Chint Assets Acquisiton (India solar)

SunEdison has signed a definitive agreement to buy out the 51% equity interest from its partner, an affiliate of Chint Solar (Zhejang) Co. Ltd, in the 23.1 MW solar project NSM 24 located in India. NSM 24 is an operating solar project in Rajastan, India, and upon completion of the acquisition, SunEdison will own 100% of the project. The counterparty to the PPA is NVVN, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited, the largest state owned energy producer in India.

6. South Africa wind & solar

SunEdison has signed a definitive agreement to buy a 70% interest in a diversified portfolio of projects with a leading South African renewable energy company with a gross capacity of 34 MW AC. The operating portfolio consists of two 7.5 MW AC solar power plants in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa and a 18.9 MW AC wind farm in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. The power plants are contracted under 20-year fixed-price PPAs with Eskom, South Africa's largest state-owned power utility. As part of the agreement, SunEdison will assume management responsibilities for the power plants beginning one year after the transaction closing date.

7. Solarpack (Uruguay solar)

SunEdison has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 100% equity interest in Alto Cielo, S.A., a special purpose vehicle owning a 26 MW solar power project under construction in Uruguay. SunEdison is purchasing Alto Cielo from Solarpack Corporación Tecnológica, S.L., a multinational solar power development company based in Spain.

The Alto Cielo project is located in the Tomás Gomensoro locality, Artigas Department, Uruguay, and is expected to be interconnected in the fourth quarter of 2015. The project is contracted under a U.S. dollar-denominated, 28-year PPA with the National Administration of Power Plants and Electrical Transmissions (UTE),Uruguay's state-owned utility.

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