EDP REACHED AN AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE 85% OF A DISTRIBUTED SOLAR PLATFORM IN THE U.S.
EDP reached an agreement to acquire 85% of a distributed solar platform in the U.S.
Lisbon, January 18th, 2021: EDP - Energias de Portugal, S.A. (“EDP”), through its subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC (“EDPR NA”), 100% owned by EDP Renováveis, S.A. (“EDPR”), which is 82.6% owned by EDP has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority interest in C2 Omega, LLC ("C2 Omega"), the distributed solar platform of C2 Energy Capital, LLC (“C2”).
In detail, EDPR NA will acquire an 85% equity stake in a solar generation portfolio that includes 89 MW of operating and imminent completion capacity and a near-term pipeline of around 120 MW, across near 200 sites in 16 states.
EDPR NA’s investment in C2’s distributed solar platform business corresponds to an enterprise value of approximately $119m for the acquisition of the operating capacity (89 MW). The transaction will also include certain earn-out payments based on the growth in future operational capacity. C2's management team will continue to be engaged in the day-to-day operations of the business.
The transaction will establish EDP’s presence in the fast-growing distributed generation segments as an owner-operator of one of the largest commercial and industrial distributed generation portfolios in the U.S., and will enable EDP to serve a rapidly growing market and offer to its customers a range of new services and solutions to meet their renewable energy needs.
The completion of this transaction is subject to customary conditions precedent, and closing is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2021.
This information is disclosed pursuant to the terms and for the purposes of the article 17 of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and of article 248-A of the Portuguese Securities code.
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