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21 May 2013

IFC partners with the Development Bank of Austria for African sustainable energy

The International Finance Corporation has signed an agreement with Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank (OeEB), the Development Bank of Austria, to increase sustainable energy investment in Sub-Saharan Africa.

14 May 2013

Tocardo, Climex in deal to sell tidal energy

Tocardo Tidal Turbines, a producer of tidal and free-flow water turbines, has joined forces with renewable energy trading platform Climex to sell energy generated by Tocardo’s turbines.

8 May 2013

Mighty River Power sells $1.4bn in shares ahead of Friday IPOp

More than 113,000 locals have invested in Mighty River Power shares garnering the company NZ$1.7bn ($1.42bn) ahead of its IPO on Friday, set to be the country’s largest.

8 May 2013

IBM enters Pakistan’s hydropower market

IBM asset management software will be used at a $235m hydropower plant in Pakistan in the country’s first private sector scheme of its kind.

7 May 2013

EIB lends Nepal €55m for hydropower plant

The European Investment Bank has loaned €55m to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal to finance the construction and operation of the Tanahu Hydropower plant.

2 May 2013

THDI India chooses GE Power Conversion technology for 1GW hydro plant

GE’s Power Conversion business will help India to face rising electricity demand with variable-speed drive technology at Tehri Hydro Development Corporation’s (THDI India) 1GW pumped-storage hydro power plant.

2 May 2013

Banks prepare pitches for New Zealand’s Meridian Energy, Genesis IPOsp

A number of banks have been asked to prepare pitches by the end of May for two upcoming initial public offerings due to take place in New Zealand by Genesis Energy and Meridian Energy.

30 April 2013

Update: Armstrong AM gets IFC backing as it expands teamp

Singapore-based green investor Armstrong Asset Management has expanded its investment team and told NewNet it has now received $20m in backing from the International Finance Corp with plans to hold a final close on $150m by August.

9 April 2013

Greenko plans 2GW by 2018, aims for $0.07MWh pricep

Greenko is planning to develop 2000MW of generating capacity in India by 2017 at a cost as low as $0.07 per MW hour.

9 April 2013

New installations fuel growth of large hydro turbine orders in Latin Americap

The large hydro turbine market in Latin America is all set to soar on the back of economic growth in developing countries with demand for orders predicted to increase rapidly.

9 April 2013

Greenko shareholders back £100m investment from Singapore

Shareholders of Indian wind and hydro developer Greenko have supported plans for a £100m ($151m) equity investment from the Singaporean government.

3 April 2013

Brookfield closes $1bn PE fund, in search for much morep

Asset manager Brookfield has closed a $1bn private equity fund in one of the biggest fundraises in Canada in recent years and revealed to NewNet it is targeting a total capital raise of $5bn across a further six separate investment funds.

3 April 2013

Green Infra gets Piramal backing for expansion

India-based renewable infrastructure developer Green Infra has secured INR500 crore ($91.8m) from Piramal Enterprise through a debt and equity deal.

3 April 2013

Mighty River IPO offer documents to be released Fridayp

New Zealand hydro and geothermal developer Mighty River Power will progress with its initial public offering this week with offer documents expected to be made public on Friday.

26 March 2013

Pacific islands get $530m to deploy multiple green projects

Pacific island nations will receive NZ$635m ($530m) in funding from New Zealand and the European Union for the roll-out of a number of renewable energy projects.

21 March 2013

Albanian hydropower developer engages IR firm to raise investor interestp

3Power Energy, a developer and operator of hydropower plants in Albania, has engaged a US investor relations firm to increase awareness of its activities within the investor community.

20 March 2013

South Carolina green scheme opens RFPp

A South Carolina green power scheme said it wants to buy renewable energy certificates from local low carbon generators.

18 March 2013

Singapore sovereign fund GIC invests £100m in Greenko

AIM-listed Greenko, which develops and operates clean energy projects in India, has secured a £100m investment from Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC.

15 March 2013

DCNS takes control of OpenHydro as it becomes majority shareholder

DCNS is now the majority shareholder in Irish start-up OpenHydro, a marine turbines specialist, with a 59.7 per cent holding.

14 March 2013

Kotak Mahindra sets out timeline for $240m green infra fundp

Kotak Mahindra, a major finance house in India, told NewNet it will aim to close off its Brookfield-backed green infrastructure fund in just over a year with a target of $240m.

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