Renewables Now covered M&A stories about Engie, EDF, SK, Nuveen, Actis and others in the past week. Below is the full list:
Norwegian renewable power producer Scatec ASA (OSL:SCATC) has announced the start of commercial operations at its 142-MW Rio Urucuia solar plant in Brazil, which is expected to generate around 321 GWh of clean electricity annually.
Engie Energia Peru, a unit of French utility group Engie SA (EPA:ENGI), said on Wednesday it had won a contract to develop and operate four electricity transmission projects with a total investment of USD 230.8 million (EUR 201.6m) under a public-private partnership programme.
Spanish renewable energy company Grenergy Renovables SA (BME:GRE) has launched a reverse auction to sell 1.5 TWh of electricity annually from its solar and battery storage plants in Chile.
Brazilian renewables developer Casa dos Ventos will supply 126 average megawatts (MWa) from the 491-MW Rio Brilhante solar complex to domestic water and waste management company Sabesp.
Chile generated 47.3% of its electricity from renewables across its largest grid in April, compared to 46.7% in March, while their combined production fell from one month to the next, Chilean energy commission CNE said in its latest, and belated, report on non-conventional renewables.