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WA wind farm proves interest in renewable energy
Allens Arthur Robinson has advised the financier group behind the development, construction and operation of Western Australia's Collgar Wind Farm.The group was made up of ANZ, the…
Lawyers Weekly
Allens Arthur Robinson has advised the financier group behind the development, construction and operation of Western Australia's Collgar Wind Farm.
The 206 megawatt wind farm will provide clean, renewable electricity to the Western Australian power grid under a 15-year power and green credits purchase agreement with Synergy.
Primary challenges of the transaction included cross-border negotiations to try and resolve some unusual inter-creditor issues which arose from certain structural features of the financing.
Further, the financing successfully closed at the same time as institutional investors completed their acquisition of the project from sponsor Investec, raising additional challenges of closing Collgar's debt and equity arrangements simultaneously.
"Meeting the needs of both the debt and equity interests required precise timing, and ... the balancing of sometimes conflicting requirements between the parties," said Allens partner Phillip Cornwell.
"This transaction marks the increased interest of long-term investors in the infrastructure and renewable energy sectors."
