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Atlas Renewable Energy, a solar and wind project developer, has <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/atlas-renewable-3-billion-refinancing-latin-american-portfolio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">closed</a> approximately $3 billion in corporate refinancing, its largest to date for clean energy in Latin America. The company carried out the transaction with the support of its shareholder, Global Infrastructure Partners, and the participation of financial institutions, including BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, MUFG Bank, Natixis CIB, and Santander CIB. Due to its scale and structural complexity, the transaction involved 26 law firms in 11 jurisdictions.
Lightsource bp, a renewable energy project developer, <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/lightsource-bp-sells-over-1-gw-of-solar-projects-portfolio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sold</a> a portfolio of solar projects totaling 1,037 MWdc in Australia to Aula Energy, an Australian-headquartered renewable energy project developer. The transaction includes five operational solar projects, namely the 200 MWdc Wellington Solar, the 425 MWdc Wellington North Solar, the 107 MWdc West Wyalong Solar, the 214 MWdc Woolooga Solar, and the 90 MWdc Wunghnu Solar projects. The portfolio also comprises a development pipeline of up to 800 MW of co-located battery energy storage systems.
Lydian Energy, an independent power producer, <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/lydian-energy-secures-689-million-for-solar-and-battery-storage-projects/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">closed</a> a $689 million financing for two solar and one battery storage projects located across three states in the U.S. The full-stack financing, backed by CIBC and MUFG, comprises a construction-to-term loan, a tax credit bridge loan, a co-investment bridge loan, and a letter of credit facility. Lydian’s current portfolio includes 18 solar and storage projects with a combined capacity of 4.4 GW. The company is backed by the clean energy infrastructure fund Excelsior Energy Capital.
Sun Investment Group, a vertically integrated European renewable energy company, <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/sun-investment-group-secures-38-million-59-mw-solar-portfolio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">closed</a> a €32.5 million (~$38 million) financing for a portfolio of solar projects in Poland. NORD/LB provided the construction bridge financing, including a VAT facility. The portfolio comprises 32 ready-to-build projects with a combined capacity of 59 MWp, at various stages of development, including both ready-to-build and under-construction projects.
CleanChoice Energy, a renewable energy company, will <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/cleanchoice-energy-to-acquire-222-mw-of-solar-projects/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acquire</a> two solar projects totaling 222.2 MWdc, located in Halifax and Bertie counties in North Carolina. The company is acquiring the projects from utility-scale energy project developer Geenex, which began developing these projects in 2017. Construction on the Sumac and Sweetleaf projects is expected to begin in early 2027, with interconnection planned for 2028.
Swift Current Energy, a company that develops, commercializes, owns, and operates utility-scale solar, wind, and energy storage projects, has <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/swift-current-energy-raises-248-million-in-project-financing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">secured</a> tax equity financing and $248 million in project financing for its 122 MWdc (100 MWac) Three Rivers solar project in eastern Maine, located in Hancock County. Currently under construction, the project is expected to reach commercial operation by the end of 2026. The clean electricity produced from the project is fully contracted under a 20-year power purchase agreement.
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Scatec, a renewable energy solutions provider, has <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/scatec-secures-479-million-for-solar-and-storage-project-in-egypt/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">secured</a> $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, <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/cleanchoice-energy-acquires-54-2-mw-solar-projects/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> 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, <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/earthrise-secures-630-million-financing-for-260-mw-solar-project/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> 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, <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/lightsource-bp-secures-200-million-financing-for-115-mw-fishery-solar-projects/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">secured</a> 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., <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/soltage-secures-260m-financing-solar-storage-projects/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> 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, <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/ingka-investments-acquires-76-3-mw-solar-project-portfolio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> 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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Primergy Solar, a developer of distributed and utility-scale solar and battery storage projects, has <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/primergy-secures-350-million-for-408-mw-solar-project/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">secured</a> $350 million in tax equity financing for the 408 MWac Ash Creek solar project in Hill County, Texas. A Fortune 500 telecommunications company led the tax equity investment, with additional funding provided by Truist Bank. The project is under construction and is expected to reach commercial operation in early 2025.
Redeux Energy, a utility-scale solar and storage project developer, <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/redeux-energy-sells-200-mw-solar-plus-storage-project/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> the sale of a hybrid solar and energy storage project to Scout Clean Energy, a renewable energy project developer. The project includes a 200 MWdc solar and 40 MW/160 MWh, four-hour battery energy storage project.
Independent power producer AMPIN Energy Transition has <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/ampin-financial-closure-200-mw-hybrid-project" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> the financial closure for its 200 MW wind-solar hybrid project in Rajasthan, with the final step achieved through a green loan of ₹7.42 billion (~$88.27 million) from Standard Chartered. The total investment for this project is ₹9.44 billion (~$112.3 million). The hybrid project is expected to generate approximately 435 million units of renewable electricity annually.
CleanChoice Energy, a clean energy provider, announced the <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/cleanchoice-energy-acquires-29-mw-solar-project-in-pennsylvania/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acquisition</a> of a 29.42 MW solar project in Kylertown, Pennsylvania. The company acquired the project from Prospect14, which led the siting and greenfield development. The construction of the Kylertown solar project is expected to begin in Q4 2024 and will be the second project CleanChoice owns and operates, among multiple projects in its pipeline.
Rezolv Energy, an independent power producer backed by Actis, <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/rezolv-energy-secures-98-million-in-debt-financing-for-solar-project/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">secured</a> up to €90 million (~$98.09 million) in debt financing to develop and construct the 225 MW St. George solar park in northeastern Bulgaria. The International Finance Corporation and Raiffeisen Bank International provided the funding. The project’s construction will begin soon and is expected to reach commercial operation in 2025.
GreenGo, a renewable energy project developer, <a href="https://mercomcapital.com/greengo-secures-35-million-financing-for-41-8-mw-solar-project-portfolio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">secured</a> €32.6 million (~$35.6 million) in financing from Intesa Sanpaolo, an Italian bank, to construct eight new solar projects in Italy with a combined capacity of 41.8 MW. Of these eight projects, four are in Calabria, totaling 22.8 MW; three are in Sicily, with a combined capacity of 13.7 MW; and one in Marche, with a capacity of 5.3 MW.
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