Masdar Accelerates U.S. Renewables Expansion

Closes Acquisition of 50% Stake in Terra-Gen

·    Masdar's joint ownership of Terra-Gen demonstrates long-term commitment to investing in and supporting U.S. energy transition

·    Terra-Gen's gross operating portfolio comprises 3.8GW of wind, solar and battery storage projects, including 5.1GWh of energy storage facilities across 30 renewable power sites

·    Terra-Gen's 12GW+ pipeline includes new windfarm and new solar park to start commercial operations in 2025

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates & NEW YORK - OCTOBER 01, 2024 - Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC - Masdar ("Masdar"), the United Arab Emirates' clean energy powerhouse, today announced the closing of its acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Terra-Gen Power Holdings II, LLC ("Terra-Gen" or "the Company"), one of the largest independent renewable energy power producers in the United States, from Energy Capital Partners ("ECP").

ECP, one of the largest private investors in power and renewable assets in the United States, has fully exited its position in Terra-Gen in connection with the closing of the transaction. Igneo Infrastructure Partners ("Igneo"), a global infrastructure investment manager, retains its existing 50 percent stake in Terra-Gen.

Representing one of Masdar's largest transactions, the deal further cements Masdar's position in the U.S. Masdar first entered the market in 2019 and has a proven history of funding, developing, owning and operating clean energy projects in the country. Before the Terra-Gen acquisition, its U.S. portfolio of utility scale wind, solar and storage assets had a generating capacity of more than 1.4GW.  The U.S. market and Terra-Gen's scalable platform will play important roles as Masdar executes its plan to build 100GW of capacity in its global renewable energy portfolio by 2030.

Terra-Gen's gross operating portfolio currently comprises 3.8GW of wind, solar and battery storage projects, including 5.1GWh of energy storage facilities across 30 renewable power sites throughout the U.S., predominantly in California and Texas.

Terra-Gen is currently developing more than 12GW of wind, solar and battery storage projects in the U.S. Its development activities include projects in California, Texas and New York. The project pipeline includes 386MW of Texas wind and California solar, and 512MWh of California energy storage facilities, with commercial operations anticipated in 2025.

Established in 2006, Masdar has a long-standing commitment to advancing renewable energy projects across the globe. The purchase of a 50% share in Terra-Gen represents another significant milestone as the company works to support the target set in the historic UAE Consensus to triple global renewables capacity by the end of this decade.

Masdar's commitment to the U.S. market reflects the UAE's strong ties to the country. In January 2023, UAE and U.S. officials announced that US$20 billion will be allocated to fund 15GW of clean energy projects in the U.S. before 2035, led by Masdar and a consortium of US private investors, under the Partnership for Accelerating Clean Energy (PACE) between the two countries.

Transaction Advisors

Lazard and Guggenheim Securities are serving as financial advisors, and Latham & Watkins LLP is serving as legal advisor to Terra-Gen. BMO Capital Markets and JP Morgan are serving as financial advisors, and White & Case LLP and Covington & Burling LLP are serving as legal advisors to Masdar. Mayer Brown is serving as legal advisor to Igneo Infrastructure Partners.

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