Statkraft mentioned it has signed an settlement to promote Enerfín Colombia, its renewables portfolio in Colombia, to the nation’s nationwide oil firm Ecopetrol.
The transaction contains workers, eight initiatives below growth, and the 130-megawatt (MW) Portón del Sol photo voltaic plant, which entered into operation over a 12 months in the past and is the primary utility-scale photo voltaic plant in Colombia, Oslo, Norway-based Statkraft mentioned in a information launch.
The sale is predicted to be accomplished through the third quarter, topic to common approvals by the authorities, based on the discharge. Monetary phrases of the deal weren’t disclosed.
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Statkraft mentioned it acquired its Colombian renewables portfolio as a part of the Enerfín transaction in Might 2024. The deal “considerably strengthened Statkraft’s place in Spain and Brazil, putting Statkraft among the many prime 10 wind energy producers in Spain and Brazil,” the corporate mentioned.
The acquisition added a portfolio of 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar energy initiatives in operation and below development, in addition to a pipeline of initiatives below growth by Bogota-based Enerfin Colombia.
“I’m happy to announce that we’ve efficiently signed the second of the deliberate divestments of our Enerfín portfolio in international locations exterior Statkraft’s core markets. The deal confirms that Enerfín has constructed a talented workforce and a beautiful portfolio in Colombia. We’re trying ahead to watching the enterprise develop below new possession,” Barbara Flesche, Statkraft’s government vice chairman for Europe, mentioned.
New Hydroplant Deliberate for Norway
In the meantime, Statkraft mentioned it’s making use of for a license to construct a brand new Aura hydropower plant in Sunndal, Norway, with a $0.6 billion (NOK 6 billion) funds.
The brand new facility goals to ship 2.5 instances the present most capability, the corporate mentioned in a separate assertion.
The present Aura energy plant consists of two stations, Aura and Osbu. Since 1953, the power has been a serious contributor to electrical energy manufacturing within the Møre og Romsdal area. It’s positioned close to Hydro Sunndal, Europe’s main and most fashionable aluminium plant and Norway’s largest energy client, based on the assertion.
Statkraft is making use of for a license to construct a brand new energy station deeper within the mountain, together with a brand new tunnel to channel water from the Osbu reservoir. The brand new generators will probably be considerably bigger, rising the plant’s most capability from 310 MW to roughly 810 MW, the corporate said.
The improve will allow the plant to ship extra electrical energy throughout peak demand durations. It is going to additionally enhance annual power manufacturing by roughly 130 gigawatt-hours in a traditional 12 months, bringing complete output to the equal of the electrical energy consumption of over 130,000 Norwegian households, the corporate mentioned.
“Electrical energy is the spine of our society and the muse for worth creation throughout the nation. Many hydropower vegetation now require modernization. On the identical time, rising demand and elevated manufacturing from intermittent power sources imply we’d like to have the ability to generate extra electrical energy precisely when it’s wanted. By constructing a brand new Aura energy plant, we will ship extra capability – and barely extra power – with out including extra water. That’s what the long run renewable power system wants,” Statkraft CEO Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal mentioned.
“The brand new Aura energy plant will convey vital funding to the area, create constructive ripple results for the area people, and generate work for contractors and suppliers,” Vartdal added.
Along with Aura, Statkraft mentioned it goals to start upgrades 4 different main hydropower vegetation. In complete, these initiatives might enhance Statkraft’s put in hydropower capability in Norway by 1,500 to 2,500 MW.
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