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Duke buys 200-MW Texas project; EU clears E.On/RWE asset swap deal

US/Canada M&A

Duke Renewables acquires 200-MW Texas project from Canadian Solar

Duke Energy Renewables LLC acquired the 200-MW Rambler solar project in Tom Green County, Texas, from Recurrent Energy LLC. The project is Duke Energy Renewables's fifth acquisition in 2019 and will be fourth solar generation facility in Texas.

Solar Frontier Americas acquires 100-MW solar project in Colorado

Solar Frontier Americas Inc. has acquired a 100-MWdc solar plant in Adams County, Colo., from GCL New Energy Inc. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Macquarie closes sale of Utah solar facility to Goldman Sachs Renewable

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. completed the sale of the 78.6-MW Utah Red Hills Renewable Park to Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC, according to a Sept. 17 filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

BlackRock Real Assets to sell 2 Iowa wind farms

Global Renewable Power, a renewable energy platform of institutional investor BlackRock Real Assets, reached an agreement to sell its controlling stake in the 42.5-MW Elk and 37.5-MW Hawkeye wind farms in Iowa to Greenbacker Renewable Energy.

Ikea parent agrees to buy 49% stake in 2 solar projects in the US

INGKA Holding BV, parent company of the Ikea Group, has agreed to acquire a 49% stake in two solar photovoltaic projects in the U.S. from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners K/S. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Avangrid Renewables to sell 50% stakes in 2 Ariz. renewable projects

Avangrid Renewables LLC on Sept. 13 entered into an agreement to sell 50% ownership interests in two Arizona renewable projects to Axium Infrastructure Inc. for $112 million.

IKEA Holding US affiliate to purchase stake in 3 solar projects in Utah

An affiliate of IKEA Holding US, Inc. is proposing to acquire 49% membership interests in the indirect upstream owner of three utility-scale photovoltaic solar energy projects in Rich County, Utah.

SPI Energy closes acquisition of 3rd solar project in Oregon

SPI Energy Co. Ltd. closed the acquisition of the 3.56-MW Belvedere solar photovoltaic project in Marion County, Ore., from an undisclosed seller.

Copenhagen Infrastructure acquires Spanish wind assets, sells Texas project

Two infrastructure funds managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners K/S have acquired a 374-MW Spanish onshore wind portfolio and sold 100% of its equity interest in the 196-MW BearKat onshore wind facility in Texas.

MDU Resources acquires Wash. electrical construction company

MDU Resources Group Inc. announced Sept. 17 that it acquired Pride Electric Inc.'s assets for an undisclosed sum. Pride Electric, a Redmond, Wash.-based construction company will be operated as a division of MDU Construction Services Group Inc.'s OEG Inc. subsidiary.

European M&A

Green light for E.ON, RWE transformation as EU clears final part of asset swap

The European Commission has given the green light for E.ON SE to take over rival Innogy SE, clearing the way for one of the most transformative deals in the European utilities sector in recent years.

Report: RWE may look to sell €4B stake in E.ON following asset swap deal

RWE AG may explore the possibility of selling the 16.7% interest that the German utility would acquire in E.ON SE as part of a multibillion-euro asset swap deal, RWE CFO Markus Krebber told Reuters.

Report: E.ON taps BNP Paribas to help sell Innogy's Czech retail business

German utility E.ON SE plans to sell Innogy SE's electricity and gas retail business in the Czech Republic with the help of French bank BNP Paribas SA, Bloomberg News reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

Ørsted to divest Danish power businesses

Ørsted A/S has signed an agreement to sell its Danish power distribution, residential customer and street lighting businesses in a deal worth 21.3 billion Danish kroner, just months after being forced to put the brakes on a sale because of political pressure.

Senvion in talks with Siemens Gamesa for sale of some European assets

German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion SA is engaged in exclusive negotiations with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA for the sale of certain services and onshore assets in Europe.

Report: EDP sale of Portuguese hydro assets could be delayed

The sale of around 2 GW of Portuguese hydroelectric generating capacity may be delayed by the government, according to a Portuguese press report, citing a government official.

Report: Infrastructure funds looking to buy stake in UK nuclear plants

The owners of the U.K.'s eight operating nuclear plants, Electricité de France SA and Centrica PLC, may be close to selling a portion of their holdings, Sky News reported Sept. 14.

SSE to sell retail energy business to challenger Ovo in £500M deal

SSE PLC, one of Britain's largest utilities, has agreed to sell its energy supply business to upstart challenger Ovo Group Ltd in a deal worth £500 million, completing a drawn-out retreat from the country's retail market.

Ikea parent acquires 80% stake in Romanian wind portfolio

INGKA Holding BV, which owns most Ikea stores, acquired an 80% stake in seven wind farms for €136 million in southeastern Romania.

EDF Renewables acquires 300 MW of German wind projects

EDF Renewables Inc. acquired approximately 300 MW of wind projects under development in 10 different federal states across Germany.

ERG closes acquisition of 3 wind farms in Germany

ERG Windpark Beteiligungs GmbH has completed the acquisition of three wind farms in Germany from an Aquila Capital Investmentgesellschaft Mbh-controlled company. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Greencoat Renewables to acquire 20-MW Irish wind farm

Renewable infrastructure company Greencoat Renewables PLC has agreed to acquire the 20-MW Gortahile wind facility in Ireland from Glennmont Partners.

South America M&A

Statkraft acquires 3 wind projects in Chile

Statkraft AS has acquired three planned wind projects, totaling 110 MW, in Chile. The Norwegian power company will now develop the 30-MW Cardonal, 28-MW Manantiales and 52-MW Cerrillos wind farms toward investment decision for possible completion in 2022.