Proximocast: Industry news

25 April - Arriva to be sold by Deutsche Bahn; Nebras Power buys Brazilian solar; EDPR selling 1GW of offshore wind capacity

German railway operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) is looking to offload its UK transport unit Arriva and is inviting expressions of interest in the asset by May 3. 
Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) has appointed Samuel Leupold, former CEO of Orsted Wind Power, to the new position of Chairman of Wind Energy.
Canadian Solar has signed an agreement for the sale of an 80% interest in a 482MW portfolio of contracted solar projects in Brazil to Nebras Power Investment Management BV.
EDP Renewables (EDPR) has signed a sale and purchase agreement to sell its full equity shareholding and outstanding shareholder loans in an operating onshore wind portfolio to institutional investors advised by J. P. Morgan Asset Management for €800 million ($890 million).

24 April - GIP might sell Edinburgh Airport; $45m for Central African solar; Majes Siguas II finally getting financed

One of Peru's flagship infrastructure projects is finally getting the financing it needs after 4 years of waiting. GIP is considering selling the sixth largest Airport in the UK - Edinburgh Airport. The World Bank is lending $45m to the Central African Republic to help build a solar power plant near its capital city, Bangui.
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23 April - Brazil's LNG-to-power project sounds out banks for phase two; Brookfield in talks to buy majority interest in Mytrah Energy; Johns Hopkins signs solar PPA with Constellation

Brazil's LNG-to-power project sounds out banks for phase two - the largest scheme of it's kind in Latin America. Brookfield in talks to buy majority interest in Indian renewable power producer Mytrah Energy, and Johns Hopkins signs solar PPA with Constellation in Maryland, buying their power from a solar plant in Virginia. 

22 April - Concert buys InfraRed's majority stake in Iqaluit airport PPP ;Duke Energy secures 602MW of capacity in the Carolinas; Banks push green agenda in Latin America even as borrowers resist

Concert Infrastructure  acquired a majority interest in Arctic Infrastructure Limited Partnership from InfraRed Capital Partners Limited majority stake in Iqaluit airport PPP - the first complete North American airport project to be built as a PPP.
Duke Energy secures 602MW of capacity in the Carolinas; Duke Energy and Accion Group will finalize a report of all projects to be filed with the North Carolina Utility Commission around June 2019 with projects scheduled to come online by the end of 2020.
Banks active in Latin America have earmarked potential green loans for corporate borrowers, specifically for ESG criteria, despite some companies’ reluctance to put funds towards environmentally-friendly operations.

17 April - Starbucks to be offtaker for Texas Solar; GE steps away from French offshore wind; Lima Aiport will have 12 lenders for expansion

Starbucks has agreed a 70MW offtake from eight Cypress Creek-owned solar projects in Texas to supply power to 360 stores across the state. GE Renewable Energy has signed a MoU with Eolien Maritime France (EMF) enabling it to terminate its involvement in two long-delayed offshore wind farms that boast a combined capacity of 1GW. The $1.8 billion Lima Airport in Peru is expected to close in Q3 2019 to finance the expansion of a second runway and passenger terminal.
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16 April - CERC allows Adani to pass on coal costs for Mundra power plant; EIB considering loan for floating wind;Carlyle and Schneider form microgrid JV

CERC allows Adani to pass on coal costs for Mundra power plant; EIB considering loan for floating wind; Carlyle and Schneider form microgrid JV

15 April - Financing for water treatment in southern Norway ; Maryland makes steps towards going fully renewable; Portuguese solar-plus-storage project

NIB signs framework loan agreement to finance a water treatment plant in southern Norway, increasing the treatment capacity and improving the recovery of phosphorus from the wastewater treatment runoff
Maryland legislates for 50% renewable generation by 2030, a big move for a state that currently uses 70% nuclear and coal plants to generate electricity.
EDP teams up with Exide Tech for solar-plus-storage project in Portugal - a first for the Portuguese utility and very timely for Proximo's European Infrastructure and Renewables Finance Exchange happening in Lisbon on May 30-31st! 

10 April - Proximo EMEA Deals of the Year + New Californian Digital Infrastructure Project; Bold new report from IRENA; New head of power and renewables at SMBC

Today I want to tell you about Proximo's EMEA Deals of the Year, which we will award to the sponsors of three projects at our European Infrastructure and Renewables Finance Exchange on 30-31 May in Lisbon. 
There's also a huge new digital infrastructure project in California; a hard-hitting report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA); and a request for proposal from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners for debt to finance offshore wind capacity that it won in a Taiwanese auction last year.
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