Weekly renewables M&A round-up (Aug 12-16)

This week was a modest one when it comes to Renewables Now's M&A stories coverage, with just a handful of deals reported. Still, a couple of Australia-focused articles stood out, most notably AGL Energy's deal to buy two solar-and-storage developers. Below is the full list of stories:

-- NextEnergy Capital fund to buy 248-MW solar portfolio in Spain

A fund of NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has signed a binding agreement to acquire a 248-MW solar portfolio in Spain, the London-based renewables manager said.

Read more: https://renewablesnow.com/news/nextenergy-capital-fund-to-buy-248-mw-solar-portfolio-in-spain-866018/

-- UK's Railpen, GreenPower re-unite for 66-MW wind project in Scotland

UK pension fund manager Railpen announced that it has formed a joint venture (JV) with Scottish independent renewables business GreenPower to co-develop a 66-MW onshore wind project in western Scotland.

Read more: https://renewablesnow.com/news/uks-railpen-greenpower-re-unite-for-66-mw-wind-project-in-scotland-866043/

-- AGL to buy Aussie renewables firms with 8.1-GW combined pipeline

Australian utility AGL Energy Ltd has agreed to buy two domestic developers of solar and battery storage projects in a AUD-250-million deal that will expand its development pipeline to over 14 GW.

Read more: https://renewablesnow.com/news/agl-to-buy-aussie-renewables-firms-with-81-gw-combined-pipeline-866160/

-- CS Energy snaps up 285-MW Queensland wind project from CIP

Queensland government-owned CS Energy said it has acquired a 285-MW wind farm project from Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and announced the start of construction works.

Read more: https://renewablesnow.com/news/cs-energy-snaps-up-285-mw-queensland-wind-project-from-cip-866322/

-- Rabbalshede Kraft expands beyond Nordics with Irish wind farm takeover

Swedish renewables developer Rabbalshede Kraft has added a 24.2-MW wind farm in Ireland to its portfolio in an effort to expand its operations beyond the Nordic region.

Read more: https://renewablesnow.com/news/rabbalshede-kraft-expands-beyond-nordics-with-irish-wind-farm-takeover-866388/

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