Hydro

Energy and storage provider FirstLight has signed a 5-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) to provide 14 state municipal utilities with 69GWh of hydropower.

Canadian independent power producer Innergex Renewable Energy has closed a $185 million financing deal for three unlevered hydro assets in Quebec and British Columbia, totaling 107MW.

Electricity utility Eletrobras and Brazilian development bank BNDES have agreed on a restructuring of the debts of hydro firm Santo Antônio Energia (SAESA) – an indirect subsidiary of Eletrobras.

Canadian power company TransAlta will acquire Heartland Generation and Alberta Power (collectively, Heartland) from an affiliate of Heartland’s parent company, Energy Capital Partners.

Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (Cemig) has concluded the sale of its shares in a hydroelectric power plant in Brazil.

Brazilian utility Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (Cemig) is parting with a portfolio of small hydro assets, offloading them to Mang Participações e Agropecuária.

Clean power producer, developer, and energy storage company FirstLight Power has finalized its agreement to acquire Hydroméga Services, including ownership interest in five hydropower generating stations in Québec and five in northeastern Ontario.

Brazilian utility Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (Cemig) has found a winning bid for hydroelectric assets the company is auctioning.

Mexico’s Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) landed a $333.6 million financing for seven hydroelectric plants.

The government of Ecuador will attempt to procure the Cardenillo and Santiago hydro projects by early next year.