Proximocast: Industry news

20 May - Greece tenders ultrafast fibre network through PPP

Genesis and Tilt Renewables have finalised a 20-year electricity offtake agreement for the proposed 130MW Waverley Wind Farm located in New Zealand.
TerniEnergia to sell Italian 19.3MW solar portfolio comprised of 22 solar plants 
The Greek Digital Policy Ministry has announced a tender to develop an ultrafast broadband infrastructure (UFBB) network through a public-private partnership - the largest ever in Greece

16 May - Largest onshore wind refinancing in Europe reaches close

Welcome to the Proximo daily news podcast for energy and infrastructure finance professionals. Here are today's highlights:
AMS solidifies partnership for solar and storage investment platform
Invanhoe Mines raises cash to finance two mines in the DRC
Ardian is getting close to acquiring 550mn euros worth of wind farm assets
First State Investments closes the largest onshore wind refinancing in Europe to date
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15 May - Booming BNDES; but German offshore wind tender undersubscribed

Welcome to the daily news podcast. Here are my top stories for today. 
1) Financial closing reached in Texas onshore wind farm
2) Profits at BNDES are way up compared with 2018
3) BlackRock to acquire Taiwanese solar portfolio
4) Vinci to acquire 50% of Gatwick Airport
5) Germany announces significantly under-subscribed onshore wind tender

13 May - Vineyard Wind in Massachusetts, Northland Power in Mexico, and Aquila Capital looks to a healthy IPO for their renewables fund

Just a quick bite for you today on the Proximo Daily Podcast:
Massachusetts siting board approval for Vineyard Wind transmission
Northland to proceed with 130MW La Lucha solar project
Aquila targets €300m IPO for European renewables fund
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09 May - US Exim is back on the scene

Today on the daily energy and infrastructure finance podcast:
New solar capacity tenders in Iraq worth 755MW
Data centre operator Zayo group to be bought out
Suntrace has found work in Namibian solar
Siemens is spinning off its Gas and Power unit
...and US Exim: is it back in business?
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08 May - Market move mayhem and Orsted's new green bond

Today we bring you market moves from Vestas, Citigroup, CPPIB, and NordLB. We also report a new PPA featuring EDP Renewables in Greece, and new funding approved for the Celtic Interconnector project.
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7 May - Western Spirit transmission project; OMPA launches solar tender; AP1 appoints new sustainability head; Climate-Smart Mining Facility is launched

PNM Resources to buy Pattern Development’s Western Spirit transmission project 
Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority has launched an RFP for up to 50MW of solar or solar-plus-storage
Swedish pension fund AP1 has appointed Magdalena Hakansson as head of Sustainable Value Creation
The World Bank has launched the Climate-Smart Mining Facility, the first-ever fund dedicated to making mining for minerals climate-smart and sustainable.

30 April - Octopus Energy in the UK, The US wind pipeline expanding, and the growing appetite for community solar

Octopus Energy wind portfolio refi priced; US wind development pipeline increases by 6GW in Q1; North American Infrastructure Partners makes strategic investment in community solar firm Clean Energy Collective; Southern California Edison has changed its investment from a gas project and turned instead toward energy storage projects.