Qualitas Energy, a global investment and management platform with a dual focus on investment and development in renewable energy, energy transition and sustainable infrastructure, has secured a $286 million nonrecourse financing package covering its entire Chilean portfolio under Qualitas Energy Fund V.
The portfolio consists of 259 megawatts of renewable-energy generation capacity and 840 megawatt-hours of battery storage. Qualitas said the transaction combines the refinancing of operational assets with financing for new projects under construction, supported by long-term power-purchase agreements with leading offtake companies.
The portfolio financing encompasses eight assets across three renewable generation technologies: 66 megawatts of operational run-of-river hydroelectric assets, a 154-megawatt peak solar photovoltaic (PV) project incorporating 840 megawatt-hours of battery energy storage systems (BESS) and 39 megawatts of onshore wind capacity. The solar PV, BE