OSLO, March 3 - Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has for the first time acquired renewable power assets in the United States, purchasing a one-third equity stake in a collection of utility-scale projects, the fund said on Tuesday.
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) will take a 33.3% holding in a portfolio comprising 17 solar plants and five onshore wind facilities. NBIM will pay $425 million for its equity stake. The portfolio’s total enterprise value is about $2.6 billion, and the assets are located in the United States, an NBIM spokesperson said.
Two other investors will hold equal shares alongside NBIM. British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) and Brookfield will each own 33.3% of the portfolio, which has an installed capacity of approximately 2.3 gigawatts (GW).
BCI said the three investors will own the assets through a jointly held company named Northview Energy. That vehicle has the ability to commit further capital: it could invest an additional $1.5 billion of equity into more assets across the United States and Canada.
Context on investor activity and a related investment product
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Transaction details released by the investors indicate a coordinated approach to ownership and potential follow-on investments through Northview Energy. The deal represents NBIM’s initial entry into U.S. renewable-generation assets and establishes a platform with two established partners to pursue further deployments of capital in North America.