Bankinter | Iberdrola (IBE) is in the final straight to bid for the British electricity company Electricity North West Limited (ENWL). Iberdrola, on the one hand, and Engie and Quebec , on the other, will present their binding bids for ENWL on 24 July. ENWL is one of the ten largest distribution networks in the UK , controlling the North West of England. The American fund has approached Iberdrola offering…
Link Securities | The company has reached an agreement with Dominion Energy for the sale to this group of part of the assets it is developing in offshore wind power in the US, according to the newspaper Expansión. Specifically, it will transfer the lease rights and all the developments carried out to date in the Kitty Hawk North offshore wind farm project. Iberdrola will keep the adjoining project, Kitty Hawk…
Link Securities | As reported by the Bolsamania.com portal, Iberdrola (IBE) and Eroski have reached an agreement to install 1,000 charging points of different power ratings for electric vehicles at around 300 of the distribution group’s sites in 11 autonomous communities over the next three years. The new facilities will use 100% green energy, from renewable sources with a guarantee of origin certificate, and will save 30,000 tonnes of CO2…
Morgan Stanley | Rob Pulleyn raises the scenario of the purchase of the grid company Electricity North West by Iberdrola (IBE) or Engie, as they are mentioned in press articles: Iberdrola, in the final bid for Electricity North West as potential buyers (expansion.com). Rob sees no problems in financing the operation in either of the two, at the valuation that has been put forward in the press (€4-5bn). In both…
LLink Securities | S&P Global expects Iberdrola to continue operating “comfortably” within the financial margins of its “‘BBB+” credit rating with the implementation of its new 2024-2026 strategic plan, which it presented to the market last March, according to Europa Press. In a report, the rating agency estimates that the energy company will operate with a funds from operations (FFO) to net debt ratio of 19%-20%, above the 17% in…
Alphavalue/DIVACONS | The two largest international proxy advisors, ISS and Glass Lewis, recommend voting in favour of all the items that Iberdrola (IBE) will submit to its General Shareholders’ Meeting, to be held on 17 May. Specifically, both US voting advisors, which have a share of more than 70% in advising large investors, such as fund managers, pension funds and insurance companies, advise the more than 600,000 shareholders of the…
Norbolsa | Iberdrola (IBE) has reached an agreement with energy company Premier Energy Group to sell its renewable business in Romania for €88 million (80 MW of wind power), thus advancing in its plan to divest non-strategic assets. The company thus takes another step towards focusing on key countries, such as Spain, the United Kingdom, Brazil and the United States.
Alphavalue / Divacons | The company formed by Iberdrola and bp pulse, Iberdrola|bp pulse, has been awarded a €50.1 million grant to accelerate the deployment of electric recharging infrastructure under the European Commission’s ‘CEF Transport AFIF 2021-2027’ programme, the company said on Thursday. The subsidised project includes the deployment of 1,220 high-power charging points between 2023 and 2026 on the TEN-T transmission network in Spain and Portugal.
Link Securities| According to data from the energy balance sheet at the end of March reported by the company to the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), summarised by Europa Press, Iberdrola (IBE) generated 10,489 GWh with renewable energy in Spain in 1Q2024, representing an increase of 19.4% over the same period and the highest in the last decade. This figure for the group’s renewable generation in Spain was driven…
Morgan Stanley| Stephen Byrd has identified an important mismatch between the rapid growth of Generative AI energy needs and the more moderate growth of grid infrastructure. In this regard, he highlights that there is a significant growth and revenue capture opportunity for companies that can meet these energy needs. Specifically, it has identified 13 stocks with an Overweight (OW) recommendation that would benefit from this dynamic, including Iberdrola (IBE).