Archive

  • EF BRIEFS: Gaelectric, ADB, JLEN

    08 August 2016

    Gaelectric has secured a €38 million ($42 million) financing package from Allied Irish Bank for the construction of two Irish wind farms.

  • BlackRock reaches final close of European renewable energy fund

    08 August 2016

    BlackRock has reached the second and final close of its European renewable energy fund, securing €650 million ($720 million) in commitments.

  • NTPC prices first ever corporate green 'Masala' bond

    04 August 2016

    India's National Thermal Power Company (NTPC) has priced the first ever green 'Masala' bond from a corporate issuer, raising INR20 billion ($370 million).

  • EF BRIEFS: Trina Solar, Aurora

    02 August 2016

    Trina Solar, a leading maker of solar photovoltaic modules, has entered into a 'definitive agreement' with a consortium of investors to take the company private.

  • Terraform Power plans September share auction

    29 July 2016

    Terraform Power (TERP) is planning to sell itself in a formal auction in September, after its management rebuffed a takeover bid from two hedge funds, according to reports.

  • Akuo issues second green bond

    26 July 2016

    French independent power producer Akuo Energy, successfully priced its second green bond raising a €44 million ($48 million).

  • SunEdison mulls sale of yieldcos, as TERP launches poison pill defence

    25 July 2016

    Renewables developer SunEdison is in talks with its yieldco subsidiaries, TerraForm Power (TERP) and TerraForm Global (GLBL), to find a buyer for its controlling stake in the companies.

  • The growing pains of UK yieldcos

    22 July 2016

    Weakening policy support and uncertainties caused by Brexit are among the challenges faced by the fledgling asset class. But it remains resilient, reports Peter Cripps

  • Insurers lag pension funds when it comes to tackling climate change

    21 July 2016

    The insurance sector is lagging behind pension funds when it comes to waking up to climate risk, a report has claimed.

  • EBRD issues its biggest ever green bond

    14 July 2016

    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has priced its largest ever green bond, in an issue that was upsized to $650 million.