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K2 Management has supported a consortium of investors including Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP Funds) and Dalmore Capital Limited, to purchase a 49% shareholding in EDF Energy Renewables’ 550.5MW UK wind portfolio. The portfolio consists of 24 sites throughout England, Wales and Scotland; 23 of which are operational..

K2 Management today launched a report titled; Pre-construction projects: The battle to reduce uncertainty and improve business case bankability, in partnership with specialist insurance broker and risk consultant, JLT Speciality, at Africa Energy Forum, which kicked off today in Mauritius. The report identifies trends and..

Ultimately, a successful project is all about how much power you deliver to the grid, not how much time of the year your turbines can potentially operate. Asset owners who focus on turbine availability don't pay enough attention to the turbine performance or interaction with the Balance of Plant and the grid. So, what good is..

In today’s zero subsidy environment it’s all about coming up with the strongest business case and lowest strike price if you want to win the rights to build a project, whether onshore or offshore wind. The focus should, of course, be placed on the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), that measures lifetime project costs divided..

It’s been a big month for South Africa – Minister of Public Enterprises Lynne Brown gave Eskom the go-ahead to sign the 27 outstanding IPP projects under the REIPPPP and newly-elected Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as President, causing South Africa’s main stock market index to jump nearly 4% as it headed for the biggest..

When US President Donald Trump recently reduced the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% he decreased the appetite for tax equity players and accelerated the wind and solar industry’s shift towards a zero-subsidy market quicker than anticipated. Reducing the corporate tax by 14 percent point means there is much less tax equity..