Exclusive Intelligence

CFM to sell solar project in Colombia

PROPRIETARY

Climate Fund Managers has agreed to sell its Pétalo del Norte de Santander I solar project  to Colombian energy distribution and retail company Organización Terpel

PCR issues bond for wind refi, Argentina

PROPRIETARY

Petroquímica Comodoro Rivadavia’s renewable business, Luz de Tres Picos, is issuing a bond to refinance renewable assets and finance a wind project in Argentina.  

Novel Energy holds financial advisor bake-off for communi...

EXCLUSIVE

Mid-west community solar developer, Novel Energy, is currently in the process of selecting advisors to sell projects in Illinois, IJGlobal can reveal

Catalyze to buy renewables platform Navisun

EXCLUSIVE

Catalyze is buying renewables platform Navisun from infrastructure investor OMERS Infrastructure, IJGlobal can reveal

EDPR weighs sale of US distributed generation unit

EXCLUSIVE

EDP Renewables North America is evaluating a potential sale of its US distributed‑generation platform

Greenbacker final bids nearing conclusion

EXCLUSIVE

Greenbacker Renewable Energy received final bids last week for the sale of its management company, Greenbacker Capital Management, and equity in about 2GW of Greenbacker projects across the spectrum of development to operational assets, IJGlobal can reveal

Financing talks back on for wind farm in Ecuador

EXCLUSIVE

Financing negotiations are ongoing for the Villonaco III wind project in Ecuador after a yearslong delay, IJGlobal can reveal

Enlight sets up 1.1GW COD push for 2026

PROPRIETARY

Enlight Renewable Energy is preparing to bring roughly 1.1GW of new capacity online in 2026, with the bulk of commissioning weighted toward the fourth quarter

Braskem Idesa restructuring talks stall as court path com...

EXCLUSIVE

Polyethylene producer Braskem Idesa has entered a decisive phase after months of restructuring talks failed to produce a deal with bondholders, increasing expectations of a judicial process, IJGlobal can reveal

Blackstone-backed Coval files for California’s largest BESS

EXCLUSIVE

Blackstone-backed infrastructure and energy platform Coval has submitted a notice-of-preparation with the California Energy Commission for what would be one of the state’s biggest standalone battery projects, IJGlobal can reveal

EDP clears key permitting hurdle for 200MW Cali solar pro...

EXCLUSIVE

EDP Renewables North America has received land-use entitlement approval from Merced County for a 200MW solar project called Las Camas Solar, a significant step toward financing and construction of the facility, IJGlobal can reveal

Naturgy Energy sets financing clock on 1GW Camino Ranch b...

EXCLUSIVE

Naturgy Renewables has moved its 1,069MW Camino Ranch solar and battery storage portfolio a step closer to capital formation after the execution of a standard generation interconnection agreement in ERCOT, IJGlobal can reveal

Analysis & Case Studies

Infra Dig – PEI on US energy security and resilience

The thorny topic of energy security and resilience – especially at a time when there have been so many winter storms – is the focus for this latest episode of Infra Dig. Adil Sener, partner at the energy-focused investment bank PEI Global Partners tells all...

Deus / diabolus ex machina

When it comes to Friday the Thirteenth, the weekly IJ editorial has no option but to point a trembling finger at the market and put into words what a lot of you are thinking. And for this ominous day, that means data centres...

Brookfield takeover exposes tax equity pressure on US sol...

Brookfield’s takeover of Pine Gate Renewables assets is exposing structural pressure inside US tax equity financings, as financials from a key Texas solar project show a growing priority return deficit that could complicate refinancing and delay sponsor equity recovery

Other News

Boralex, SNGRDC commission Canada BESS

Boralex and Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation have commissioned the Hagersville Battery Energy Storage Park in Haldimand County, Ontario

CIB provides loan for Mersey River Wind, Canada

CIB has committed a C$206 million loan to support the development of the 148.5MW Mersey River Wind project in Nova Scotia

Plug Power to sell New York hydrogen site

Plug Power has signed an agreement to sell its Project Gateway hydrogen site at the STAMP industrial park in New York to Stream Data Centers for around $132.5 million

Blackstone completes CCGT plant construction, US

Blackstone Energy Transition Partners has completed construction of a CCGT power plant in Plaquemine, Louisiana

Avangrid, Xcel extend PPA, US

Avangrid has extended its PPA with Xcel Energy for electricity produced at Avangrid’s wind farm located on the Minnesota-South Dakota border

MET Group, Shell sign LNG MoU, US

MET International and Shell Global LNG have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to expand their long-term cooperation in LNG and gas trading

Starlight secures additional financing from Fiera

Fiera Infrastructure Private Debt has closed a follow-on development capital financing for Starlight

Arevon Energy secures $183m for solar, US

Arevon Energy has secured a $183 million total debt package for its Big Muddy Solar Project in Jackson County, Illinois

OCI Energy, Arava Power close Texas solar financing

OCI Energy and Arava Power have closed construction financing with ING Capital to support Project SunRoper, a solar project in Wharton County, Texas

Heritage Energy secures financing, US

Heritage Energy has closed a $28.5 million senior secured financing from Eagle Point for the expansion of its distributed generation platform across the ERCOT market

Consorcio Eólico plans $280m wind project, Chile

Renewables developer Consorcio Eólico is planning to develop a $280 million wind project in Chile. 

Invenergy, Tallgrass sign gas supply agreement, US

Invenergy has signed an agreement with a Tallgrass subsidiary for a gas supply to be shipped by a natural gas infrastructure project in Arizona

Fermi secures equipment financing, US

Fermi has secured more than $100 million in equipment financing from a Keystone National-managed private debt fund

Primo Brands, partners energize US solar project

Primo Brands, Onyx and Powerflex have energized a 13MWdc onsite solar project at Primo’s bottling facility for Poland Spring in Hollis, Maine

Chilean developers get approval for solar project

EBCO Energía and Tikuna have received environmental approval to proceed with a $125 million solar project in Chile

Reports



BESS Roundtable 2024: from financial frontier to staple r...

The battery energy storage system (BESS) sector is just a few years into its evolution from a risky renewables investment into a key element in closing crucial power grid gaps and an essential to diversify renewables portfolios.

LatAm Special Report 2024: LatAm’s evolving power markets

Already one of the cleanest energy mixes in the world, Latin American policy makers continue to push for ambitious net-zero targets. Renewables already generate 60% of the region’s electricity, twice the global average, with no shortage of sponsors looking to take advantage of some of the globe’s best renewables resources

Offshore Wind Report 2023: Sailing the Rough Seas

As we delve into the currents of progress, the US offshore wind sector has found itself somewhat lost at sea. Despite strong tides provided by a collective commitment to combat climate change and favorable tax incentives, many of the multi-billion-dollar projects have stalled or terminated.

Understanding the evolution - PFR Tax Equity Roundtable 2...

The broad benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) has meant tax equity has never played a more crucial role in driving investment in renewable energy projects in the US. Yet, while many project finance practitioners have been busy readying themselves to take advantage of this new and improved tax equity regime, the devil – as always – remains in the details. To shine some much-needed