Renewable Energy Company Ørsted Sells 50% Stake In US Solar And Battery Projects For $572 Million: Details
Renewable Energy Company Ørsted Sells 50% Stake In US Solar And Battery Projects For $572 Million: Details
The transaction aligns with Ørsted's ongoing divestment strategy and provides proceeds to advance its mid- and long-term goals.Renewable energy group Orsted (OTC:DNNGY) disclosed the sale of a 50% equity stake in three U.S. onshore projects to Energy Capital Partners valued at $572 million.
可再生能源集團Ørsted（場外交易:DNNGY）披露將三項美國陸上項目的50%股權出售給能源資本合夥人，估值爲57200萬美元。
The divested assets include Mockingbird Solar (468 MW) and Sparta Solar (250 MW) in Texas, as well as the Eleven Mile Solar Center in Arizona, featuring 300 MW of solar and 300 MW/1,200 MWh of battery storage.
出售的資產包括德克薩斯州的莫ockingbird Solar（468 MW）和Sparta Solar（250 MW），以及位於亞利桑那州的Eleven Mile Solar Center，配備300 MW的太陽能和300 MW/1200 MWh的電池儲能。
All projects, set to begin operations in 2024, have secured tax equity partnerships and power purchase agreements.
所有項目預計於2024年開始運營，已獲得稅收權益合作伙伴關係和電力購買協議。
The transaction aligns with Ørsted's ongoing divestment strategy and provides proceeds to advance its mid- and long-term goals.
此交易與Ørsted正在進行的剝離策略一致，並提供資金以推進其中長期目標。
Ørsted will retain a 50% equity stake in the three projects and continue to operate them throughout their lifespan.
Ørsted將保留三項目的50%股權，並在其整個生命週期內繼續運營它們。
Financial closing will occur across multiple project companies, with the transaction's impact recognized in the fourth quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025, pending certain conditions precedent.
財務關閉將在多個項目公司進行，交易的影響將在2024年第四季度和2025年第一季度確認，前提是滿足某些先決條件。
In 2024, Ørsted secured approximately $734 million in upfront proceeds for these projects from tax equity partner J.P. Morgan and signed its first long-term tax credit transfer agreement for Mockingbird Solar Center.
在2024年，Ørsted從稅收權益合作伙伴J.P. Morgan處爲這些項目獲得了約73400萬美元的預付款，並簽署了其第一個長期稅收抵免轉讓協議，涉及莫ockingbird Solar Center。
Combined with the sales price from the divestment, the total proceeds for the three projects amount to $1.306 billion.
結合剝離的銷售價格，這三項目的總收益達到了13.06億。
James Giamarino, Head of Commercial in Region Americas at Ørsted, said, "These transactions reflect our close engagement with a range of commercial partners, including our tax equity and transferability partners, which are all key to the growth of Ørsted's US onshore portfolio."
Ørsted美洲地域板塊的商業負責人詹姆斯·賈馬裏諾表示：「這些交易反映了我們與一系列商業合作伙伴的緊密合作，包括我們的稅收權益和可轉讓性合作伙伴，這些都是Ørsted在美國陸上投資組合增長的關鍵。」
Matt Himler, Principal at ECP, added, "These projects are prime examples of the kind of large-scale clean energy infrastructure the US needs to meet the growing demand for electricity."
ECP的合夥人馬特·希姆勒補充道：「這些項目是美國滿足日益增長的電力需求所需的大規模清潔能源基礎設施的典範。」
"We're pleased to expand our partnership with Ørsted and to invest in their diversified portfolio of contracted solar and battery storage assets in high load growth markets. We look forward to leveraging our extensive sector expertise and track record in renewables to deliver carbon-free energy to Arizona and Texas."
「我們很高興能夠擴大與Ørsted的合作伙伴關係，並投資於他們在高負荷增長市場中多樣化的合同太陽能和電池儲能資產。我們期待利用我們在可再生能源領域的豐富行業經驗和良好業績，爲亞利桑那州和德克薩斯州提供零碳能源。」
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