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Transactions - MARCH 13, 2018

Korea Electric Power Corp. buys Kern County solar plants, entering the U.S. solar market

by Andrea Zander

Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar, has finalized the sale of its interests in three solar photovoltaic projects totaling 235 MWac/309 MWp.

The Korea Electric Power Corp., South Korea’s largest electric utility with an installed capacity of 79 gigawatts, acquired the interests in the Astoria (100 MWac/131 MWp), Astoria 2 (75 MWac/100 MWp), and Barren Ridge (60 MWac/78 MWp) projects located in Southern California.

This transaction marks KEPCO’s largest investment in the U.S. solar market. KEPCO partnered with the Corporate Partnership Fund, a Korean private equity fund also known as COPA Fund, to make the acquisition.

Recurrent Energy developed the three projects, all of which reached commercial operation in 2016 and have long-term power purchase agreements. Recurrent Energy will continue to provide asset management services to support the projects as KEPCO transitions into its ownership role.

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