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Jan 26, 2021 - Taryana Odayar

Lightsource lassoes debt, tax equity for Texas solar

Lightsource bp has closed a $380 million debt package, tax equity and mobilized construction for 316 MW of solar projects in Texas.
Jan 25, 2021 - Taryana Odayar

Apollo SPAC to take Sunlight Financial public

Residential solar financier Sunlight Financial has agreed to go public via a merger with Apollo Global Management's latest energy transition and sustainability-focused blank check company, Spartan Acquisition Corp II.
Jan 25, 2021 - Taryana Odayar

Buyer emerges for First Solar development platform

A buyer has emerged for First Solar's development platform, following a competitive auction process.
Jan 25, 2021 - Taryana Odayar

PFR Hedging & Offtake Strategies Roundtable 2020/21

In order to deepen our understanding of the benefits and the pitfalls of advanced hedging and offtake strategies, PFR brought together a group of experienced market participants to share their perspectives and insight.
Jan 22, 2021 - Richard Metcalf

Crane-led PIMCO SPAC to buy LS Power EV biz

The blank check company launched by bond manager Pacific Investment Management Co (PIMCO) last year with former NRG Energy CEO David Crane at the helm has selected LS Power's electric vehicle charging business as its target.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Intersect secures $600m in equity, debt

Jan 26, 2021 - Taryana Odayar

Solar and energy storage developer Intersect Power has secured more than $600 million in corporate equity and debt as it looks to expand into green hydrogen.
Matrix bags Chilean solar, eyes financing in Colombia

Jan 26, 2021 - Carmen Arroyo

Matrix Renewables, a portfolio company of private equity company TPG, has acquired a 154 MW (DC) small-scale solar portfolio in Chile as it works to finance a pipeline of solar projects in Colombia.

Intersect secures $600m in equity, debt

Jan 26, 2021 - Taryana Odayar

Solar and energy storage developer Intersect Power has secured more than $600 million in corporate equity and debt as it looks to expand into green hydrogen.
Sunrun prices convertible bond offering

Jan 26, 2021 - Taryana Odayar

Sunrun has priced a $350 million six-year convertible bond that it offered to investors just as it revealed preliminary fourth quarter results.

Solarpack closes block trade deal

Jan 21, 2021 - Carmen Arroyo

Spanish solar developer Solarpack Corporación Tecnológica has closed the sale of 12.39% of the company’s shares through an accelerated bookbuild.
Enel approves LatAm reorganization

Dec 22, 2020 - Carmen Arroyo

Italy's Enel has approved the merger of Enel Green Power's renewable energy businesses in Central and South America – other than those in Chile – into its Chilean-listed subsidiary Enel Americas.

Departing Eletrobras CEO heads to BR Distribuidora

Jan 26, 2021 - Juliana Ennes

Wilson Ferreira Junior is to lead BR Distribuidora after announcing over the weekend that he is resigning as chief executive of Eletrobras.
IDB Invest appoints Andes infra and energy head

Jan 26, 2021 - Carmen Arroyo

The development finance institution IDB Invest has promoted a staffer to oversee energy and infrastructure investments in the Andean region.

Jan 22, 2021 - Richard Metcalf

The Buzz: Better late than never

The years-long stampede of international capital into the US renewable energy sector has continued unabated in the first few weeks of 2021, as latecomers from around the world have finally got in on the action.
Jan 08, 2021 - Richard Metcalf

Most-read stories of 2020

As we heave a collective sigh of relief at finally putting 2020 behind us, let’s take a moment to reflect on the past 12 months through the lens of Power Finance & Risk’s most read stories of the year.
Dec 24, 2020 - Taryana Odayar

Alternating Current: Santa to use wind turbine geo-location mapping

Safety this holiday season is a top priority for IntelStor, which says it is providing Santa Claus with wind turbine geo-location mapping, to make sure that his sleigh ride round the globe goes off without a hitch.