Aeolus Wind Ltd. is a wind energy development and investment company headquartered in London with the purpose of developing a substantial wind power platform across emerging markets. It is currently developing a proprietary portfolio of 6 wind power projects in Brazil with a total expected operating capacity of 278 MW. The Company is actively negotiating a significant pipeline of projects at various stages of development in Brazil, Uruguay, Peru, South Africa, and Ukraine. The vast majority of Aeolus Wind's development pipeline is majority-held.
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Aeolus Wind is an early-stage wind development company that has since 2001 developed and divested wind energy projects totalling 220 MW. Aeolus Wind usually steps into a potential wind project during negotiations with land owners. The Company's objective is to enter into wind permitting at this early phase and to add value to the process in the form of making projects bankable for the capital markets. The main objective is to dispose of projects when a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) is obtained, when bankability is reached or when construction is under way, in order to maximise returns for shareholders. This is achieved through the combination of four key components:
- Strong commitment to project finance: Having successfully raised EUR 80 million in equity and EUR 250 million in senior debt using in-house capabilities for its prior projects, Aeolus Wind is experienced in capital raising and structuring debt for energy projects, seeking grants and implementing fiscal optimisation mechanisms.
- Knowledge and experience in navigating regulations in emerging markets with regard to planning permits, impact studies, environmental studies, grid connection, public enquiries and environmental studies through local presence.
- Technical expertise: Aeolus Wind has directly, and through its main shareholder, HLC Environmental Holdings, been involved in the wind project development life cycle from the coordination of installation of wind measurement masts through to EPC procurement, construction and plant commissioning.
- "Wind investor's outlook": From early on in the development process Aeolus Wind has the objective of delivering projects that will withstand rigorous assessment from future buyers and lending institutions. Having been through this process several times before, through the successful development of 220 MW of wind projects, Aeolus Wind's strategy encompasses the origination and delivery of projects that combine three key criteria: choice of the best wind/grid resource sites, minimisation of potential environmental issues and simplification of technical execution.
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