Eurowind Energy, headquartered in Hobro and constructing and operating energy plants in 16 countries, has a new co-owner. The American investment company Blackstone is joining the group of owners, which already consists of the energy and telecommunications group Norlys and the original founders. Eurowind Energy writes this in a press release.
Blackstone has committed to an investment of up to 2 billion euros, equivalent to almost 15 billion kroner. It is not clear how much money Blackstone will initially invest in Eurowind Energy, but the Americans will own 24.7 percent of the company in the future.
And this is an investment of a size that will enable Eurowind Energy to accelerate the expansion of green energy in Europe even more.
- Recent times have clearly shown how crucial it is for Europe to become self-sufficient in stable and competitive energy.
- With Blackstone as a long-term investor, Eurowind will have the necessary financial strength to contribute to precisely that development and lift the company into the next phase, says Gert Vinter Jørgensen, chairman of the board of directors of Eurowind Energy and CEO of Norlys.
Eurowind Energy currently owns facilities within, among other things, solar energy and onshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 1.6 gigawatts. The plan is to build additional energy parks with a total capacity of 1.5 gigawatts per year by 2030.
At the same time, a larger part of the current plants will be connected to battery plants that make it possible to store electricity when more is produced than is used.
- The investment means that we can increase the pace of expansion and set up 3-4 times as much solar and wind energy as well as battery capacity as we would otherwise have been able to, says Jens Rasmussen, CEO of Eurowind Energy.
The transaction is expected to be completed before the end of the year, subject to approvals from the authorities.
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