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Bank consortium provides £730m debt for UK 'smart meter' roll-out
03 December 2015The European Investment Bank (EIB) and six commercial banks are providing some £730 million ($1.1 billion) in debt finance towards a £1 billion programme to install more than 7 million 'smart meters' in the UK.
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Canadian Solar unit, Recurrent, secures $260m debt financing
23 November 2015Recurrent Energy, a major developer of North American solar energy projects, has agreed $260 million of debt financing for its Astoria photovoltaic project in Kern County, California.
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EF BRIEFS: Downing, Lekela, Recurrent Energy, Enbridge, Climate Bonds Initiative, GRI, Global CCS Institute, IETA
06 November 2015London-based investment firm Downing will invest £20 million ($30 million) in biomass projects as part of a joint venture with developer Strand Energy.
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Abengoa Yield buys more assets and refinances construction debt
05 October 2015Abengoa Yield has bought two more solar plants from its parent company, the heavily indebted Spanish energy company Abengoa.
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Abengoa considers complete sale of yieldco
28 September 2015Heavily indebted energy company Abengoa is considering the possible sale of its 49% stake in its yieldco Abengoa Yield.
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Recurrent Energy bags $337m solar financing from consortium of banks
10 September 2015Canadian Solar's US subsidiary has secured a $337 million debt package for a solar project, in its second deal this week.
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SunEdison in investment partnership with JP Morgan Asset Management
09 September 2015SunEdison has formed a $300 million partnership with JP Morgan Asset Management to invest in solar energy projects in the US.
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Recurrent Energy secures finance from Santander and US Bancorp for California project
08 September 2015Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, has agreed a debt facility with Santander Bank and a tax equity investment with US Bancorp Community Development Corp, for a 100MW solar power project in California.
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Banks agree to provide £1bn debt facility for London's 'super sewer'
25 August 2015A debt facility of £1 billion ($1.6 billion) is being provided by six banks to the consortium of long-term investors that will finance and own a major new sewer to be built beneath the river Thames in London.
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Private equity firm gets $59m backing for Peruvian hydro
20 August 2015A Peruvian hydropower company has secured a $59 million loan from a series of investors to construct two projects in the country.