AP Moller Capital to buy Mainstream Renewable Power South Africa

Global organization money manager AP Moller Capital, done its Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund II, has reached an statement to get Mainstream Renewable Power South Africa.

The transaction, conducted via a peculiar intent vehicle, volition spot the money taking ownership of the South African renewable vigor developer and autarkic powerfulness producer.

Mainstream Renewable Power South Africa operates 148MW of capableness that is either successful cognition oregon nether construction.

The institution besides has 351MW of projects acceptable for operation and maintains a improvement pipeline of astir 11.6GW, including solar, upwind and artillery retention projects.

Founded successful 2009, Mainstream Renewable Power South Africa has a notable beingness successful the country's renewable vigor sector.

It operates a afloat integrated concern with in-house functions that screen development, task delivery, plus management, vigor trading, and operations and maintenance.

The institution serves a scope of firm clients successful South Africa, including partnerships with Sasol and Air Liquide.

Mainstream Renewable Power CEO Julie Berg said: "We are pleased that Mainstream South Africa volition go portion of EMIF II's portfolio, with AP Moller Capital supporting the concern successful its adjacent signifier of growth.

"As Mainstream Renewable Power focuses connected less markets, the South African concern volition payment from an experienced infrastructure capitalist with the resources and expertise to enactment its development."

AP Moller Capital said the acquisition aligns with its strategy to put successful infrastructure assets that enactment economical improvement and the vigor modulation crossed emerging markets.

The steadfast has antecedently invested successful assorted vigor businesses crossed Africa and Asia, including Cabeólica successful Cabo Verde; the East Africa Infrastructure Platform successful Kenya; Eranove successful West Africa; Impala Energy successful Nigeria; Lumika Renewables successful South Africa; and Verdant Energy successful South East Asia.

It has besides announced a pending concern successful Rays Power Infra successful India.

AP Moller Capital spouse Jens Thomassen said: "Mainstream South Africa is simply a high-quality concern with an experienced absorption team, a proven way grounds and 1 of the country's largest renewable vigor improvement pipelines.

"As powerfulness request and the request for caller procreation capableness proceed to grow, this concern strengthens our vigor modulation strategy and supports our ambition to physique a starring autarkic powerfulness shaper successful South Africa."

Completion of the transaction is contingent upon regulatory and different third-party approvals.

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