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Sep 20, 2019 - Carmen Arroyo

EnfraGen Acquires Thermal Asset in Colombia

EnfraGen, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Glenfarne Group, has purchased a 610 MW gas-fired facility in Colombia from Celsia, part of the country's Grupo Argos conglomerate.
Sep 20, 2019 - Shravan Bhat

PPA Pulse: Consumers Settlement

Developers are poised to sign power purchase agreements with Michigan's Consumers Energy for solar projects totaling 584 MW after reaching a settlement with the utility over Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act avoided cost rates.
Sep 20, 2019 - Shravan Bhat

PFR Wind Repowering Roundtable 2019

In August, PFR hosted a panel discussion on the challenges facing sponsors seeking to finance U.S. wind repowerings.
Sep 20, 2019 - Carmen Arroyo

Solarpack Finds Buyer for Peru Project Stakes

Spain's Solarpack Corporación Tecnológica has signed an agreement with investment fund manager Ardian for the sale of a 49% stake in two solar projects in Peru.
Sep 19, 2019 - Stuart Wise

California CCA Approves Solar PPAs

California electricity supplier East Bay Community Energy has approved a pair of solar power purchase agreements totaling 225 MW.

Mergers & Acquisitions

EnfraGen Acquires Thermal Asset in Colombia

Sep 20, 2019 - Carmen Arroyo

EnfraGen, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Glenfarne Group, has purchased a 610 MW gas-fired facility in Colombia from Celsia, part of the country's Grupo Argos conglomerate.
Solarpack Finds Buyer for Peru Project Stakes

Sep 20, 2019 - Carmen Arroyo

Spain's Solarpack Corporación Tecnológica has signed an agreement with investment fund manager Ardian for the sale of a 49% stake in two solar projects in Peru.

PPA Pulse: Consumers Settlement

Sep 20, 2019 - Shravan Bhat

Developers are poised to sign power purchase agreements with Michigan's Consumers Energy for solar projects totaling 584 MW after reaching a settlement with the utility over Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act avoided cost rates.
PFR Wind Repowering Roundtable 2019

Sep 20, 2019 - Shravan Bhat

In August, PFR hosted a panel discussion on the challenges facing sponsors seeking to finance U.S. wind repowerings.

Investor Pumps $11M into ReneSola

Sep 16, 2019 - Taryana Odayar

ReneSola’s existing majority shareholder, Shah Capital, is providing an additional $11 million equity investment in the Chinese solar developer through its Opportunity Fund.
Petrobras Eyes IPO for Power Assets

Aug 09, 2019 - Juliana Ennes

Brazilian state-controlled Petrobras is studying the creation of a subsidiary for some of its power plants with a view to divesting them through an initial public offering.

Ex-UBS Infra Banker Joins Private Credit Team

Sep 19, 2019 - Shravan Bhat

Vanessa Lamort de Gail, former executive director in UBS Asset Management’s infrastructure debt team, has taken up a new position with a private equity firm.
Quinbrook Adds Three in Houston

Sep 17, 2019 - Richard Metcalf

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has bolstered its origination, deal execution and asset management team in Texas with three hires, including a former head of North American power and gas sales, trading and origination at Deutsche Bank

Aug 30, 2019 - Power Finance & Risk

#PowerTweets Aug. 30, 2019

The #PowerTweets feature tracks trends and news in power and energy on Twitter. For more news and coverage, follow @PowerFinRisk on Twitter, as well as editor @richmetcalf and reporters @Shravanbhat, @Taryana_Odayar and @ArroyoNieto.
Jul 19, 2019 - Taryana Odayar

China Gallops Away With Guinness Solar Record

China has set a Guinness World Record for the largest solar panel image, which takes the pattern of a galloping horse and is equivalent in size to 195 football pitches.
Jun 27, 2019 - Shravan Bhat

Ercot Dispatch: A Competitive Hedge

With single-digit reserve margin forecasts drawing solar, battery and peaker developers to Texas in droves, PFR reporter Shravan Bhat visited Houston last week to catch up with the Ercot community and assess the market for power price hedges.