The two five-year transactions will protect the new solar projects’ revenues from the financial risks associated with uncertain production volume, timing of energy generation and future energy prices.
The 98MW Susan River Solar farm and 78MW Childers Solar farm, owned entirely by subsidiaries of Elliott Green Power (Elliott) are both located in South East Queensland, Australia. Elliott announced financial close for the projects in January 2018 and construction is expected to take nine months.
These two transactions mark the first time the Proxy Revenue Swap has been applied to a solar venture since the innovative hedging product was launched in 2016. Previously, Proxy Revenue Swap transactions have been used to de-risk wind projects.
Nephila Climate’s CEO Richard Oduntan said: “NCx is delighted to see the expansion of the Proxy Revenue Swap to Australia and to solar projects. We are pleased that the availability of such customized risk capacity served a critical role in helping to de-risk these two solar projects.”
Elliott Green Power CEO Umberto Tamburrino said: “We are delighted to partner with NCx and Allianz on this innovative transaction, and look forward to expanding our relationship with them in the future.”
Allianz managing director, Karsten Berlage said: “We are excited to create and commercialize this new risk management tool for the solar industry following our successful provision of hedging solutions for investments in the wind sector.”
Source: Company Press Release
