“The M&A Market Is Very Active In Spain, There’s A Lot Of Available Cash, But A Lack Of Good Deals”
The M&A market in Spain has been very active over the last two years. There is a lot of cash around, but what is lacking are some good deals.
renewable energy
JP Morgan Becomes Biggest Investor In Photovoltaic Energy In Spain With Investment Of 500M€
JP Morgan’s Asset Management arm will take a position of control (over 50%) via its investment vehicle Sonnedix in a 660 MW photovoltaic project in Spain. The investment will be for some 500 million euros.
Cepsa, the new player who hopes to grab 10% of Spain’s electricity market tart
Cepsa wants to open up a gap for itself in the sector for commercialisation of residential electricity and gas, with the aim of grabbing a 1o% share over the coming years. It will thus become one of the four main operators along with Endesa, Iberdrola or Gas Natural Fenosa.
Cepsa Orders Its First Wind Turbines from Siemens Gamesa
Basque wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa will supply the turbines for Cepsa’s first wind farm in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz), the company said on Tuesday.
Cepsa Enters Renewable Energy Business With The Construction Of Its First Wind Farm
Spanish energy Cepsa has acquired the rights to develop its first wind farm in Jerez (Cádiz) for an investment of 35 million euros. This the company’s first foray into the wind energy sector and diversifies its energy business. Cepsa is Spain’s fourth largest industrial group in terms of turnover.
Spain Announces A New 3.000 MW Renewables Auction After Previous One’s Success
While last week’s auction of installation licences for 3.000 MW of renewable energy was very successful, many companies ended up not being awarded anything. So the government has decided to hold another auction with similar characteristics. But this time it will only be for renewable and photovoltaic energy.
Forestalia And Gas Natural Win Most Of The Renewables MW Auctioned By The Spanish Sector
The Energy Ministry this week held its macro-auction to award installation licences for up to 3.000 MW of renewables plants in Spain. The auction represents an investment of over 3 billion euros and Forestalia, Gas Natural and Endesa ended up with the majority of the MW.
Spain Loses Its First Renewables Case In International Courts
Spain has lost its first case in an international arbitrage court, namely the World Bank’s Ciadi, related to the cuts applied to the renewables remuneration from 2010. The ruling is in favour of the UK Company Eiser Infrastructure Ltd. and its Luxembourg subsidiary Energy Solar Luxembourg,
Irena says 2016 record breaking year for renewables
Dániel Stemler | According to the latest report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), last year was a record year for renewables as the “global renewable energy generation capacity increased by 161 gigawatts (GW) in 2016”.
Spanish Energy: Lots Of Capacity, Not Many Outlets
Mari Pinardo | Spain has the capacity to produce much more electric energy than we can consume. On average we use 35,000 megawats and have 100,000 installed. So why is our electricity bill higher than our European partners?