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The Barclays Capital-led $275 million term B loan refinancing for two Calpine operated plants has so far landed 12 tickets. Lenders include a range of funds, money managers and banks with a large part taken by existing lenders. The bank expects investors for up to 20 tickets, says a banker.

GMR is looking to debt finance a chunk of a SGD1.2 billion ($832 million) plant in development in Singapore. The Indian infrastructure group is aiming to land between 60-70% via project finance and is hoping to wrap in the second half of next year, says Ranjit Murugason, ceo at subsidiary GMR International in London.

Tecta Solar, a solar generation developer, will be in the market this summer for roughly $10 to $20 million of tax equity for about $50 million worth of solar rooftop and freestanding projects. It plans to tap banks and insurance companies and also aims to use federal and state grant money to fund more than 50% of the cost of each project, says Ken Beiser, managing director. “We have no books ready to ship yet,” Beiser says, “but anticipate we will tap the tax equity market this summer.” Beiser would not disclose the projects the company is working on, but said it plans to develop around 10 MW total. The company was launched earlier this year as a spin off of Tecta America Corp, a commercial rooftop company based in Skokie, Ill. Beiser previously was a U.S.-based co-head of solar development and finance for Epuron, the German renewable energy development company.

Tucker, Ga.-based Oglethorpe Power Corp. will likely finance two planned 100 MW biomass power plants using Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service loans, but it could tap the capital markets if those funds are not available in time.

NRG Energy decided to issue $700 million in bonds this week as the debt capital markets showed signs of improvement.

Clipper Windpower is aiming to deploy recent hire Andrew Mathews to ease the financing process for users of its wind turbines.

Atlanta-based Southern Co. plans to finance a $134 million conversion of a coal-fuelled plant to biomass with debt and equity at subsidiary Georgia Power Company.

Biomass Secure Power is looking for lenders for its planned 15 MW biomass plant in Merritt, B.C.

Jeff Wood, a senior v.p. of Noble Environmental Power, is joining PowerBridge, the parent company of Hudson Power Ventures and Neptune Power Ventures, as senior v.p.

Virgin Green Fund, a private equity fund focused on investing in supply side renewable energy and resource efficiency, is looking to diversify its portfolio.