From: Mercom Capital Group

Scatec, a renewable energy solutions provider, has secured $479.1 million of non-recourse project financing to develop the Obelisk hybrid solar and battery storage project located in Egypt. The funding, which corresponds to approximately 80% of the total estimated capital expenditure of $590 million, was provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and British International Investment (BII). The project, which has a total capacity of 1.1 GW Solar and 100/200 MWh battery energy storage, will be constructed in two phases.

CleanChoice Energy, a U.S.-based renewable energy company, announced the acquisition of two solar projects totaling 54.2 MW in New York State from CS Energy, a solar project developer. Both solar projects will have a capacity of 27.1 MW each, with the Dolan project located in Washington County and the Hawthorn project in Rensselaer County. The construction of the projects is expected to begin in the fall of 2025, with a planned interconnection date in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Earthrise Energy, a renewable energy independent power producer, announced the closing of $630 million in tax equity and debt financing for its 260 MWac Gibson City solar project within Illinois’s MISO power market. The project is expected to reach commercial operation in 2026. The debt financing includes a construction-to-term loan, a tax equity bridge loan, and a letter of credit facility.

Lightsource bp, a solar project developer, secured around TWD 6 billion (~$200 million) in financing for its 115 MWp fishery solar project in Budai and Yizhu Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. The project’s construction is expected to begin in June 2025. The Budai project is expected to produce 180,000 MWh of renewable energy annually once operational.

Soltage, an independent power producer and developer of utility-scale solar and energy storage projects across the U.S., announced the closing of a $260 million construction and term debt financing facility to support the near-term deployment of solar and storage projects from the company’s more than 2 GW development pipeline across the U.S.

Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, announced the acquisition of a 76.3 MW solar project portfolio in the Netherlands from the SUSI Renewable Energy Fund II, an investment vehicle managed by SUSI Partners, a Swiss-based infrastructure investment manager.  The portfolio comprises three operating solar projects: 54.36 MW Scaldia, 11.72 MW Achtkarspelen, and 10.20 MW De Kie.

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