Wallenstam to divest wind farm portfolio to Locus Energy

Wallenstam has agreed to merchantability each its upwind farms, comprising 53 upwind turbines with a full installed capableness of 112MW, to Locus Energy successful a transaction valuing the turbines astatine Skr830m ($87.46m).

Locus Energy volition get the institution holding the upwind assets erstwhile the Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP) has approved the deal.

As portion of the deal, Wallenstam has besides arranged to unafraid a proviso of renewable vigor done an statement with Locus Energy.

Wallenstam archetypal invested successful upwind powerfulness successful 2007. In 2013, it became the archetypal listed spot institution to execute self-sufficiency successful renewable energy connected a monthly ground from its ain upwind generation.

Wallenstam CEO Hans Wallenstam said: "It feels bully to person contributed to the greenish modulation of energy procreation successful Sweden. We invested aboriginal successful upwind powerfulness and person been connected a travel wherever a batch has happened.

"Now, repowering and different investments are required to further make the upwind turbines, thing that a larger and much specialised relation similar Locus Energy is amended equipped to do. The timing feels right.

"Meanwhile, it is important to maine that we tin besides guarantee a continued proviso of renewable vigor for our properties."

The upwind assemblage has grown successful Sweden since Wallenstam's archetypal investment, expanding from little than 1% of nationalist energy output to astir 25% astatine present.

Locus Energy is described arsenic a semipermanent proprietor and developer of renewable vigor successful the Nordic region.

The institution is owned by the Article 9 money SEB Nordic Energy and employs superior from the money to put successful assets specified arsenic hydropower, upwind powerfulness and artillery storage.

Locus Energy's activities are portion of a broader concern betwixt SEB Asset Management and Locus Infra focused connected investments successful renewable vigor and infrastructure.

Locus Energy CEO Niklas Sörensen said: "It is breathtaking to instrumentality implicit the baton and proceed processing the upwind powerfulness assets to conscionable aboriginal conditions.

"With our existing portfolio of antithetic plus classes, we look guardant to moving unneurotic with Wallenstam and our partners to make an energy terms statement tailored to the needs of existent property companies."

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