Energia
Mainstream Renewable Power Closes USD$580 Million Wind and Solar Financing Deal in Chile
The financing has been provided by a consortium of six banks: CaixaBank, DNB, KfW IPEX-Bank, Natixis, SMBC and Societe Generale, and is one of the largest renewable energy debt financing deals undertaken in the region this year. A seventh bank, Banco Santander, provided a VAT facility.
The 571 megawatt (MW) first phase of Andes Renovables – called "Cóndor" – is comprised of three wind and one solar PV generation assets. Construction has already commenced, and the assets will reach commercial operation in 2021. They will generate enough sustainable electricity to power 680,000 Chilean homes and will displace 656,000 metric tonnes of CO2 each year.
Andes Renovables is a c. USD$1.7 billion , three phase wind and solar generation platform comprised of seven wind and three solar PV generation assets. The next two phases, "Huemul" and "Copihue", which have a combined capacity of c. 730 MW, are on track to reach financial close in the coming months.
The new wind farms will be built by Sacyr Industrial and Elecnor, with Vestas, Nordex Acciona and Siemens Gamesa supplying the wind turbines. Sterling & Wilson were selected to build the Río Escondido solar farm, while grid connection works will be carried out by Transelec, CGE, HMV and Siemens. All four main power transformers for the projects will be supplied by ABB.
Cóndor
In 2016, Mainstream was the biggest winner in Chile's largest ever technology-neutral electricity auction, taking 27% of the total allocated capacity. Chile's National Energy Commission awarded Mainstream a 20-year index-linked, US dollar denominated contract, to supply 3,366 Gigawatt Hours of firm power starting in 2021. Mainstream has also delivered an additional 332 MW of wind generation in Chile via the Aela Platform with its joint venture partner Actis, delivering its first wind farm into commercial operation in 2014.
Notes to Editors:
Mainstream Renewable Power is the world's only independent developer of utility-scale wind and solar power assets with a global footprint. The company is focused on delivering a high-quality portfolio of more than9 GW of wind and solar assets across Latin America , Africa , Asia Pacific as well as the Offshore wind sector globally.
Mainstream has delivered more than 800 MW of wind and solar assets into commercial operation and is currently constructing a further 1.5 GW across Latin America and Africa .
In Chile , Mainstream's wholly-owned 1.3 GW of fully contracted wind and solar assets are on track to reach commercial operation from 2021. In Africa , the company has delivered 600 MW of wind and solar assets into commercial operation in South Africa and currently has 250 MW of wind assets in construction there. Through its Lekela Power joint venture in Africa it has 410 MW of wind assets in construction in Senegal and Egypt .
Mainstream is a world leader in the development of offshore wind assets. It has successfully developed 3.5 GW of offshore wind projects in the UK from initial concept, through consenting and to the ready-to-build stage. This includes the world's largest offshore wind farm; the Hornsea 1 and Hornsea 2 projects which are currently being constructed in the UK.
Mainstream's Soc Trang 800MW offshore wind development in Vietnam is South East Asia's single largest renewable energy development. The Company signed an agreement with Eni, the global energy company, to collaborate on potential renewable energy developments across Africa , Southeast Asia , with an initial focus on the UK's offshore Round 4.
Mainstream has raised more than EUR2.1bn in project finance to date and employs 260 staff across five continents.
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