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kenon子公司OPC能源有限公司宣佈
啓動CPV集團風電項目的施工
新加坡，2024年8月18日。肯農控股有限公司（紐約證券交易所: KEN，特拉維夫證券交易所：KEN）的子公司OPC能源有限公司（Kenon）OPC公司宣佈，於2024年8月16日，下達了羅格風風力發電廠114兆瓦的施工啓動訂單，該風電廠位於賓夕法尼亞（以下簡稱「」項目”），是CPV Group LP（以下簡稱“CPV”，OPC的全資子公司，持股70%。OPC宣佈，該日簽署了項目的工程、採購和施工（EPC）合同與項目承包商簽署了設備採購協議。OPC進一步宣佈，項目的總體施工成本估計約爲36500萬美元。OPC進一步披露稱，項目實體與國際融資實體簽署了項目融資協議（以下簡稱「」融資協議”）。OPC披露的融資協議及相關事宜中公佈的主要條款如下。
融資協議下可用信貸額度的總額爲27400萬美元，其中包括最多8900萬美元的施工期貸款（轉爲長期貸款 在期轉換日期之時，大約2800萬美元的附屬信貸設施（包括營運資金設施、工程信用證設施和DSR信用證設施），以及高達1.57億美元的過渡貸款（用於稅收公平性）。獲取信貸設施的條件是按照融資協議中規定的最低股本要求做出貢獻。
施工貸款、貸款和過渡貸款的利率基於SOFR，分別爲1.75%、1.875%和1.5%。附屬信貸設施的利率與當時有效的施工貸款或貸款利率相同。過渡貸款到期日與期轉換日期保持一致（預計在2026年上半年）。貸款和附屬信貸設施的到期日爲期轉換日期後的三年。融資協議包括針對貸款的計劃攤銷，按照事先確定的時間表和金額，在期轉換日期後的三年內按半年制攤銷。
融資協議需要遵守財務條款，包括在任何分配之前遵守1.20倍的最低債務服務覆蓋比，在任何分配前的四個季度內（初次測量期少於四個季度的比例），不得發生違約事件或違約。
擔保將以資金機構爲受益人的方式提供給項目的所有資產以及由此產生的權利。OPC預計在未來某個日期，一位稅收合作伙伴可能通過稅收公平性投資進行投資，並作爲其投資的回報，該未來稅收合作伙伴將收到持有項目的合資企業的權益。
此外，OPC向項目提供了高達約1億美元的帶息股東貸款，用於資助項目部分成本的股本，並預計在完成Kenon於2024年8月18日提交的關於CPV可再生能源LP投資的報告中要求，此類貸款將在關閉投資後得到償還。
CPV Group estimates that the Project’s commercial operation date, subject to completion of the construction, is expected in the first half of 2026. For details regarding the 10-year PPA of the Project (the “電力購買協議”), see Kenon's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023. CPV Group estimates that the Project will generate EBITDA of approximately $1800萬 for the first full calendar year of
operation during the term of the PPA.
關於前瞻性聲明的注意事項
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include statements with regard to
the Project including the estimated costs, CPV Group’s estimate of expected completion and commercial operation date of the Project, CPV Group’s intention to enter into an investment agreement with a tax equity partner, the expected repayment of
OPC’s shareholder loan to the Project, closing of the transaction in CPV Renewable Power LP and CPV Group's estimate of EBITDA for the first full year of operation during the PPA term and other
non-historical statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations or beliefs, and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, which could cause the actual results to differ materially from those indicated in
these forward-looking statements. Such risks include risks relating to the Project, including costs and completion date, performance of the EPC contract and PPA, compliance with the terms of and covenants in the Financing Agreement, risks
relating to the shareholder loan, financial results of the Project, plan to enter into an agreement with a tax equity partner and other risks, including those set forth under the heading 「Risk Factors」 in Kenon’s most recent Annual Report on Form
20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, Kenon undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
