John Laing, Iberdrola, Van Oord, Capital Dynamics and more renewable energy companies announced deals in the past week. Below is the full list, including some ambitious JVs:
-- John Laing confirms sale of Aussie wind stakes
UK infrastructure investor John Laing Group Plc (LON:JLG) has agreed to unload its stakes in 514 MW of wind assets in Australia in a deal worth AUD 285 million (USD 202.2m/EUR 172.7m).
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-- Monaco buys wind projects in France from ABO Wind
Monaco’s renewable energy entity has recently acquired three wind farm projects in France from German developer ABO Wind AG (ETR:AB9).
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-- French engineering firm GTT dives in green hydrogen with Areva H2Gen buy
French engineering company Gaztransport & Technigaz SA (EPA:GTT) unveiled the acquisition of Areva H2Gen, a domestic manufacturer of hydrogen generators, in a drive to boost its capacity for producing hydrogen by water electrolysis using renewable electricity.
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-- Brookfield, CPPIB, NIIF eyeing Mahindra's 600-MW slice of solar - report
Canada's Brookfield Renewable Partners (TSE:BEP.UN), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and India's National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) have been named as parties interested in buying nearly 600 MW of solar capacity from Mahindra Susten Pvt, Mint reported, citing two people in the know.
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-- TRIG snaps up 43-MW wind project in France
The Renewables Infrastructure Group Ltd (LON:TRIG) said today it has bought a 43-MW wind farm project that is currently under construction in France.
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-- Eletrobras to fully exit 110-MW wind portfolio
Brazilian power distributor Eletrobras (BVMF:ELET3) approved the sale of unit Sequoia Capital Ltda's equity interest in a 110-MW wind portfolio to federal utility Chesf.
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-- Private equity firms eye German Bilfinger - report
Buyout firms, including US Clayton Dubilier & Rice, are said to have shown interest in acquiring German engineering and services group Bilfinger SE (ETR:GBF) and taking it private, Bloomberg said, citing sources in the know.
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-- Iberdrola's Avangrid offers to buy US utility holding PNM for USD 4.3bn
Spanish utility group Iberdrola SA (BME:IBE) announced that it has made a move to acquire PNM Resources (NYSE:PNM) and merge it with its North American business Avangrid Inc (NYSE:AGR).
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-- Iberdrola builds 98.25% stake in Australia's Infigen
The Aussie unit of Spain’s Iberdrola SA (BME:IBE) now holds 98.25% of the share capital of its Australian takeover target Infigen Energy Ltd (ASX:IFN).
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-- Norway's Lyse, Norsk Hydro to form new hydropower co
Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company Norsk Hydro ASA (OSE:NHY) and domestic municipally-owned industrial group Lyse announced they have agreed to merge power production assets in southwestern Norway into a new hydropower entity expected to generate synergies of about NOK 500 million (USD 54.2m/EUR 45.7m).
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-- Van Oord buys stake in Estonian offshore wind project
Dutch marine contractor Van Oord has acquired a stake in Estonia-based Saare Wind Energy, the developer of the Saaremaa offshore wind project in the Baltic Sea.
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-- Foresight, Island GP to build 700 MW of zero-subsidy solar in UK
UK infrastructure and private equity investment manager Foresight Group LLC has set up a joint venture (JV) with solar project developer Island Green Power to work together on a UK pipeline of close to 700 MW.
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-- Highview Power, Enlasa form JV to bring cryogenic storage to LatAm
UK’s Highview Power has formed a joint venture (JV) with Chilean backup power supplier Energia Latina SA (Enlasa) to co-develop giga-scale cryogenic energy storage projects in Chile and across Latin America.
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-- Capital Dynamics sheds 115 MW of Wisconsin solar to Alliant
Asset management group Capital Dynamics has wrapped up the sale of a 115-MW solar project portfolio in Wisconsin to utility Alliant Energy Corp (NYSE:LNT).
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-- Etrion sells 60-MW Mie solar project in Japan
Independent solar power producer Etrion Corp (TSE:ETX) has pocketed JPY 3.4 billion (USD 32.5m/EUR 27.5m) from the sale of its investment interest in its 60-MW Mie photovoltaic (PV) project in Japan.
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-- Greencoat buys 11.5-MW wind farm in Ireland's Co Tipperary
Irish renewable infrastructure company Greencoat Renewables Plc (LON:GRP) has acquired a 11.5-MW wind farm in Ireland and secured a new loan to pay down existing debt.
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-- Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets to acquire CEZ Group assets in Romania
A consortium led by Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 6 (MEIF6) has reached an agreement to acquire power assets owned by Czech energy group CEZ in Romania.
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The 208-MW Wind Farm US East. Source: Iberdrola (www.iberdrola.com).
