From: Mercom Capital Group

Intersect Power, a utility-scale solar project developer, announced closing two separate transactions representing an aggregate of $837 million in financing commitments for constructing and operating three standalone Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Texas. The transaction covers portfolio-level construction debt, tax equity, and term debt financing. The three energy storage systems, Lumina I, Lumina II, and Radian, will be operational in 2024. The projects are expected to be operational in 12 months and are claimed to provide 320 MWh battery storage capacity with a two-hour duration.

Leeward Renewable Energy, a developer of solar, wind, and energy storage projects, announced the closing of a $1.25 billion construction warehouse facility. The warehouse provides three years of committed capital to fund a multi-year building plan of advanced and construction-ready projects from LRE’s development pipeline. Initially, the $1.25 billion revolving facility will fund the construction of six fully contracted wind, solar, and battery storage projects, totaling nearly 1 GW of capacity.

Enel Green Power Australia (EGPA), a joint venture company co-owned by Enel Green Power and INPEX Renewable Energy Australia, announced the acquisition of the Tallawang hybrid project, which comprises 500 MW of solar PV and 500 MW/1,000 MWh energy storage system. EGPA acquired the solar-plus-storage project from RES, a U.K.-based renewable energy project developer.

rPlus Energies, a solar and energy storage project developer, secured over $1 billion in construction debt financing for its Green River Energy Center, which comprises 400 MW of solar PV and 400 MW/1,600 MWh of energy storage. Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, KeyBanc Capital Markets, MUFG Bank, Truist Securities, and Wells Fargo Securities contributed to the debt financing deal as coordinating lead arrangers. MUFG Bank is the lender’s administrative agent.

Renewable energy company BluPine Energy has secured ₹4.36 billion ($52.85 million) in financing from the State Bank of India for its 120 MW solar project in Panshina and Radhanpur in Gujarat. The electricity generated from this project will be supplied to Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) under a power purchase agreement for 25 years from the scheduled commercial operation date. The project is expected to produce around 298,000 MWh of energy annually and supply power to approximately 270,000 households.

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