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Aquila Capital unveils 2-billion-euro renewable investment in Spain, Portugal

Published 07/09/2022, 12:08
Updated 07/09/2022, 12:11
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Two people walk near an electricity pylon and a group of wind turbines, in Barranco de Tirajana, in the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Aquila Capital on Wednesday unveiled a spending push of more than 2 billion euros ($1.98 billion) to fund solar and wind projects in Spain and Portugal, in what marks a major expansion at one of Europe's largest private renewables investors.

The funding covers 50 projects of Aquila Clean Energy EMEA, Aquila's European cleantech arm, mostly photovoltaics and onshore wind with a total generation capacity of 2.6 gigawatts (GW), enough to power 1.4 million households a year.

More than half of the investment will come from Aquila, while the European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide a 400 million euro credit line, in what EIB Vice President Ricardo Mourinho Felix said was a "landmark transaction".

A group of banks, including NatWest (LON:NWG), German state lender KfW, Santander (BME:SAN), BNP Paribas (EPA:BNPP), ING, Intesa (LON:0HBC) SanPaolo and Banco Sabadell will account for the remaining 600 million euros.

"This transaction constitutes the largest financing in the history of Aquila Clean Energy and Aquila Capital," Susanne Wermter, CEO of Aquila Clean Energy EMEA, said.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Two people walk near an electricity pylon and a group of wind turbines, in Barranco de Tirajana, in the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

Aquila Capital manages 14 billion euros of assets worldwide and has a cleantech portfolio of more than 8.2 GW that, apart from wind and solar, also includes hydroelectric power and battery storage.

($1 = 1.0098 euros)

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