Infracapital agrees sale of solar PV platform Infram

• Power manufacturer Amarenco to take control of French organization

Infracapital, the infrastructure equity investment arm of M&G Plc, has agreed the sale of its 90% risk in Infram, a proprietor of ground- and also roof-mounted PV photovoltaic panels, to independent power manufacturer, Amarenco.

Infracapital and also Amarenco initially settled on a joint venture in January 2017, with one operational project (19MW) and two seed projects (25MW integrated) in late stages of building and construction. Infram concentrates on constructing roof-mounted PV photovoltaic panels positioned on top of newly-built barns and greenhouses.

Under Infracapital's majority possession, Infram has built a stable yielding portfolio of 220 websites with a capacity of over 125MW from first operational portfolio of 19MW. It has actually also carried out a reliable governance framework to handle as well as expand business and safeguarded long-lasting financing at eye-catching terms to support long-term lasting development.

over 2021, infram generated 131.5 GWh of tidy energy, powering one million French houses for over 131 hrs as well as staying clear of 6,328 lots of CO2 discharges.

Infracapital bought Infram via Infracapital Greenfield Allies I (IGP I). The approach of IGP I is to build, deliver and also operate necessary greenfield facilities to fulfill the changing needs of society as well as support long-term economic development throughout Europe.

" We're very pleased to have actually been a part of Infram's significant development into a fully-operational, successful company," said Greenfield managing supervisor at Infracapital Michele Armanini.

" Infram has a vital role to play in supplying cost effective and also tidy renewable energy to deal with growing energy needs and also lower CO2 discharges. We eagerly anticipate seeing business's ongoing success as well as additional development under Amarenco as well as Infram's administration group over the coming years."

Hailing the sale, Amarenco executive chairman John Mullins, said: "Amarenco has actually delighted in an exceptional partnership over 6 years with Infracapital and we are extremely pleased to finish this transaction and continue the development of Infram Energy within Amarenco as an independent power producer.

" We look forward to executing the remaining development pipeline in France and also contribute to the decarbonisation as well as protection of the electrical energy market."