Hydro
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Centrais Elétricas de Santa Catarina (Celesc) has landed financing from Brazilian development bank BNDES.
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Sindicato Energético (Sinersa) has completed the acquisition of a hydroelectric asset from Glencore-owned mining company Volcan in Peru.
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Canadian power provider Hydro One has hired Harry Taylor as executive vice president and chief financial and regulatory officer, effective 10 June (2024).
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Brazilian utility Copel is planning to divest from a portfolio of small generation assets the company owns through its subsidiary Copel Geração e Transmissão.
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Hydropower redeveloper Relevate Power has added 2 executives to its leadership team with Ian Finlay joining as CFO and Antonio Zarrella as VP of engineering and operations.
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Ocean Power Technologies’ corporate controller, treasurer, and principal accounting officer, Joseph DiPietro, has left the company, PFR has learned.
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Brazilian conglomerate Brasal is issuing R$170 million ($33 million) in debentures for a hydroelectric project in Brazil.
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The Government of São Paulo has sold its shares in Empresa Metropolitana de Águas e Energia (Emae) placing the power company in private ownership.
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Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) is readying 26 renewable energy projects to be built in the coming years.
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Brazilian utility Cemig is selling its 45% share in power generation company Aliança Energia to mining company Vale, making Vale the sole owner of Aliança.
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The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $475 million in funding for 5 projects that feature renewable development on former mining lands. The projects are located across Arizona, Kentucky, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
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Enel Americas and Enel Perú have landed approval for the $1.4 billion sale of their Peruvian generation assets to Actis-owned Niagara Energy.
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Mining company SolGold has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with renewables developers to construct a 200MW hydro-solar project to power its Cascabel Project in Northern Ecuador.
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The Department of Energy (DOE) has conditionally awarded $366 million to 17 projects that aim to improve the transmission and electrical distribution of power in rural and remote areas across the US.
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Spanish independent power producer Ecoener has signed power purchase agreements with the government of Ecuador, marking the firm’s entry into the Ecuadorian market.
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Cadiz has received the final regulatory nod from the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to complete its acquisition of the 220-mile pipeline from El Paso Natural Gas (EPNG).
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Ardian has acquired full ownership of the Peruvian subsidiary of Latin America Power from funds managed by BTG Pactual, Patria Investments and GMR Holding.
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Southern Company subsidiary Georgia Power Company (GPC) will sell multiple specified transmission lines to Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC), PFR has learned.
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US-based utility and renewable energy developer Allete is contemplating the sale of its business, and has enlisted JP Morgan Chase for the potential sale process.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Canadian power company TransAlta will acquire Heartland Generation and Alberta Power (collectively, Heartland) from an affiliate of Heartland’s parent company, Energy Capital Partners.
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Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (Cemig) has concluded the sale of its shares in a hydroelectric power plant in Brazil.
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Brazilian utility Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (Cemig) is parting with a portfolio of small hydro assets, offloading them to Mang Participações e Agropecuária.
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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.
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Brazilian utility Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (Cemig) has found a winning bid for hydroelectric assets the company is auctioning.
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Mexico’s Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) landed a $333.6 million financing for seven hydroelectric plants.
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The government of Ecuador will attempt to procure the Cardenillo and Santiago hydro projects by early next year.
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UK-based Atome Energy has secured power purchase agreements to supply its utility-scale green hydrogen and ammonia project in Paraguay.
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Cemig has signed a power purchase agreement to supply renewable energy to a mining company in Brazil.
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Renewables developer Emrgy has raised $18.4 million in Series A funding to launch a hydro turbine factory in Colorado and support the development of its hydropower projects.
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Clean power producer FirstLight Power has completed the planned integration of H2O Power, the third-largest provider of hydroelectric power in Ontario.
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Brazilian utility Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais (Cemig) will hold an auction on 10 August 2023 to sell off 41.2MW of operational small hydro power projects.
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Paraguay’s state-owned power utility ANDE has signed an agreement with Swedish-based engineering company AFRY and Argentinian firm Latinoconsult to rehabilitate and modernize the 200MW Acaray hydropower plant.
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Brazil’s Eletrobras has acquired an additional 22.9% interest in the holding company of the Santo Antonio hydro plant, bringing the company's total ownership to over 95%.
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Infrastructure investor ArcLight Capital Partners has completed the sale of Great River Hydro to Hydro-Québec for approximately $2 billion.
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Norwegian energy company Statkraft will abandon the building of a dam-toe hydroelectric plant in Chile out of respect for local indigenous communities, which consider the project site sacred ground.
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Miami-based private equity and infrastructure investment firm MGM Innova Capital has secured financing for 3 small hydroelectric assets the company is developing in Peru.
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EDP Brazil has completed the sale of its Mascarenhas hydro power plant to a UK-based investment firm.
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Hull Street Energy has agreed to sell an almost 330MW portfolio of hydroelectric projects spread across the US to LS Power.
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Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) has completed the privatization process of Companhia Estadual de Geração de Energia Elétrica (CEEE-G).
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Brookfield Renewable has agreed to partner with InterEnergy Group to develop renewable energy across Latin America.
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ArcLight Capital Partners has agreed to sell its hydroelectric generation platform, Great River Hydro, which owns a portfolio of assets across New England.
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Steelmaker Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) has closed its acquisition of the Quebra-Queixo hydro plant in Brazil.
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Brazil’s National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) has approved the results of the A-4 New Energy auction held in May.
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Canada’s Polaris Renewable Energy, previously known as Polaris Infrastructure, has closed its acquisition of an operational hydro project in Ecuador.
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UK-based VH Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities (GSEO) has acquired a 198 MW hydro facility in Brazil.
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The Ministry of Energy and Mines of Ecuador has identified 10 hydroelectric projects to add to the country’s energy matrix.
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Celepsa, the power producer subsidiary of Grupo Unacem, has secured a green loan to refinance a hydroelectric power plant the company is operating in Peru.
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EDP has agreed to sell its stake in Hydro Global, a joint venture between EDP and the China Three Gorges (CTG) group.
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The government of Rio Grande do Sul has found a buyer in the privatization process of the state’s electricity generation company, Companhia Estadual de Geração de Energia Elétrica (CEEE-G).
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The state government of Rio Grande do Sul has launched a fresh attempt to privatize the state’s electricity generation company after failing to attract bids earlier in the year.
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Latin American asset manager Patria Investments has completed its acquisition of nine run-of-river hydro assets from ContourGlobal.
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EIG Partners is launching a renewable energy platform in Chile through the merger of EIG-owned Cerro Dominador and recently acquired ANPAC Energia.
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Enel Green Power Guatemala has signed a hydro power purchase agreement with construction materials company Cemex.
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GE Renewable Energy has been appointed to manage the upgrade of the Itaipu hydroelectric plant – the world’s second-largest hydro facility.
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Nevada utility NV Energy has issued a new request for proposals for the procurement of solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, wind, biomass and biogas facilities.
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Colombian utilities conglomerate Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) has secured a 50-year extension to its operating concession for three hydroelectric plants in northern Antioquia.
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Inversiones San Carlos SpA, a subsidiary of Canadian renewables developer Innergex, has submitted a 154 MW run-of-river hydro project for environmental review.
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Brazilian power regulator Aneel has approved the draft concession contract for the 1,676 MW Foz do Areia hydro project, which is due to be privatized.
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Enel Green Power Guatemala has signed a hydro power purchase agreement with a trio of local bottlers of Coca-Cola brand products.
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The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has postpone an auction for its electricity generation company, CEEE-G, which was slated to be held on February 15.
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Brazilian power regulator Aneel has opened a public consultation for its A-4 power auction, which is scheduled to take place on May 27.
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BBGI Global Infrastructure has invested C$41 million ($32.1 million) in the vehicle responsible for delivering the John Hart Generating Station Replacement P3 hydro project in Vancouver.
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Evolugen (formerly Brookfield Renewable Canada) has signed a power purchase agreement with a Canadian utility for the output of four hydro projects in Québec.
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The Ecuadorean national electricity corporation (CELEC) is seeking an adviser to support the procurement process for a new, large hydro project.
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ContourGlobal has found a buyer for its Brazilian hydro business, which includes nine run-of-river hydro power plants totaling 168 MW of capacity.
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The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has announced an auction for its electricity generation company, CEEE-G.
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Ecuador’s Ministry of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources has launched three procurement processes for renewables, gas-fired and transmission projects in the country, which were announced in September.
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Manulife Investment Management has held a final closing on the Manulife Infrastructure Fund II (MIF II), a $4.65 billion private fund that invests in US energy assets, among others.
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Colombia’s Empresas Publicas de Medellin is in talks with IDB Invest to determine the terms of the prepayment of the debt covering the sponsor’s 2.4 GW Ituango hydro project in northern Colombia.
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Massachusetts-based firm Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure (KSI) has secured financing to support a portfolio of renewable projects primarily located in New York.
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A subsidiary of Chile's AES Andes has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US after reaching a restructuring agreement with its creditors.
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Enel Generacion Chile has inked a power purchase agreement with commercial manufacturing firm Rheem in Chile.
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Brazil’s Petrobras has reached financial close on the sale of interests in a pair of hydro power plants and a gas-fired project to Global Participacoes Energia (GPE), making the latter the sole owner of the companies controlling the assets.
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Brazilian developer Votorantim Energia is planning to partner up with the investment arm of Canada Pension Plan to consolidate their energy assets into an integrated publicly-listed renewables platform.
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A subsidiary of sugar and ethanol producer Raizen has agreed to launch a joint venture with Brazilian power generator Grupo Gera to develop renewable distributed generation projects in the country.
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Brazil has completed its third power auction for 2021, which favored solar and wind generation projects.
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The merger of Enel's Chilean subsidiaries, namely Enel Generacion Chile and Empresa Electrica Pehuenche, has been suspended after failing to gather support among the latter's shareholders.
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The identity of the financial adviser to Companhia Energetica Integrada (CEI) on its recently formed renewables joint venture with Nebras Power Investment Management (NPIM) in Brazil has emerged.
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AES Corp's Brazilian subsidiary, AES Brasil Energia, has reached out to investment banks as it evaluates a potential follow-on share offering.
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Brazilian development bank BNDES has suspended loan repayments for hydro power plants that each have a capacity of more than 50 MW, as the country faces a devastating drought.
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Vancouver-based renewables developer Elemental Energy has signed a power purchase agreement with a Canadian pipeline operator for the output of a solar project in Alberta.
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Brazilian power regulator Aneel has approved a September auction which will award power purchase agreements to solar, wind, hydro and thermal power plants in the country.
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Ecuador’s Ministry of Energy and Non Renewable Natural Resources has updated its power generation plans to include an additional 1.44 GW of renewable electricity by 2031.
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Atlantic Power has agreed to sell a portfolio of run-of-river hydro projects in New York state to a pair of Canadian buyers.
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Chile’s National Energy Commission (NEC) has taken offers from 29 companies as part of its many times delayed power auction.
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Renova Energia has awarded its stake in hydro firm Brasil PHC to an Emirati state-owned holding company, following a competitive sale process.
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Enel Generación has inked a four-year supply agreement with fruit company Copefrut in Chile.
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