MADRID: Spain’s Grenergy plans to more than double its US solar power generation and battery storage projects pipeline in the next three years under a 2.6 billion euro ($2.84 billion) investment strategy.
Spain’s energy firms such as renewables giant Iberdrola and oil major Repsol have increased their focus on the United States as they try to take advantage of massive subsidies included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
“The US is the future,” Grenergy operations chief Pablo Otin said during its first capital markets day on Tuesday.
“The US is, right now, the most desirable market to be in…It’s predictable, it’s stable and it gives you long-term visibility,” he said, with reference to the IRA.
Grenergy has yet to be built renewable projects in the US with potential for 4.7 gigawatts (GW) of capacity, and wants to increase its pipeline to more than 10 GW by 2026. Of this, roughly 1.1 GW will be in operation or under construction.
Overall, US projects will account for around 30% of its installed capacity in 2026, net of sales.
Grenergy’s expansion is part of a growth strategy aimed at raising its installed solar capacity to 5 GW by 2026, while renewable energy storage capacity would reach 4.1 GWh. Excluding assets earmarked for sale, the targets are 3.5 GW and 3 GWh respectively.
Like other energy companies, Grenergy will raise cash to fund new projects with disposals. It plans to sell 350-450 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity every year and 1 GWh of storage, netting more than 600 million euros by 2026.
“M&A is something we have been doing every single year from our inception and it is intensifying,” Chief Executive David Ruiz de Andres said.
“We have plenty more projects to build and rotate,” he said.
Grenergy is aiming for earnings of between 250 million euros and 300 million euros in 2026 from its energy business.
“The strategy … has moved from a solar model towards solar plus batteries where the company could sell electricity during the more expensive hours of the day and be less impacted by solar price cannibalisation and curtailments with more stable long term cash flows,” RBC analyst Fernando Garcia said.
Spain’s energy firms such as renewables giant Iberdrola and oil major Repsol have increased their focus on the United States as they try to take advantage of massive subsidies included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
“The US is the future,” Grenergy operations chief Pablo Otin said during its first capital markets day on Tuesday.
“The US is, right now, the most desirable market to be in…It’s predictable, it’s stable and it gives you long-term visibility,” he said, with reference to the IRA.
Grenergy has yet to be built renewable projects in the US with potential for 4.7 gigawatts (GW) of capacity, and wants to increase its pipeline to more than 10 GW by 2026. Of this, roughly 1.1 GW will be in operation or under construction.
Overall, US projects will account for around 30% of its installed capacity in 2026, net of sales.
Grenergy’s expansion is part of a growth strategy aimed at raising its installed solar capacity to 5 GW by 2026, while renewable energy storage capacity would reach 4.1 GWh. Excluding assets earmarked for sale, the targets are 3.5 GW and 3 GWh respectively.
Like other energy companies, Grenergy will raise cash to fund new projects with disposals. It plans to sell 350-450 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity every year and 1 GWh of storage, netting more than 600 million euros by 2026.
“M&A is something we have been doing every single year from our inception and it is intensifying,” Chief Executive David Ruiz de Andres said.
“We have plenty more projects to build and rotate,” he said.
Grenergy is aiming for earnings of between 250 million euros and 300 million euros in 2026 from its energy business.
“The strategy … has moved from a solar model towards solar plus batteries where the company could sell electricity during the more expensive hours of the day and be less impacted by solar price cannibalisation and curtailments with more stable long term cash flows,” RBC analyst Fernando Garcia said.