renewables

EverSource Capital is appointed manager of the Green Growth Equity Fund, which will raise further capital from UK-based institutional investors to reach a £500 million target.

The fund has bought a 53.3MW portfolio in its first transaction for assets based in the country for 14 months.

Palisade Investment Partners CEO Roger Lloyd, speaking at our Seoul Summit, says the right partnerships and an ability to develop assets key to breaking into the country’s renewables market.

In a two-minute video shot on the sidelines of our Seoul Summit, John Walker, Macquarie Capital's vice chairman for Asia talks about the evolution of Asian investors, how they're now ready to climb up the risk curve and the once-in-a-century investment opportunity offered by renewables in the region.

Co-investments alongside Actis and Equis Funds Group in Asian renewables have generated returns of more than 100% for the Danish pension fund.

The clean energy financier is investing over $110m in IFM’s Australian infrastructure fund to cut carbon emissions of the assets in its $9.3bn portfolio.

The fund has committed to offshore wind projects in Taiwan and Australia, as well as geothermal sites in Germany.

The super fund is paying around $77m to acquire a stake in Bright Energy Investments, a 210MW portfolio of wind and solar assets in West Australia.

The emerging markets-focused fund manager is selling Ostro Energy to CPPIB-backed ReNew Power for $1.5bn.

The EIB is currently considering an injection of up to €100m into the vehicle, which has a €700m hard-cap.