Ormat to Acquire Geothermal Power Plant in the Island of Guadeloupe (News Release)
Adds 14.75 MW, with potential expansion to up to 45 MW of capacity Transaction to be immediately accretive to Ormat’s EPS
Ormat Technologies, Inc. announced today it has signed a binding
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to acquire, gradually, 85% of
Geothermie Bouillante SA (GB) at a total company enterprise value of up to around €52 million (approximately $56 million USD, based on current foreign currency exchange rates). GB owns and operates a 14.75 MW geothermal power plant and owns two exploration licenses with a total additional potential capacity of up to 30 MW, all located in Guadeloupe Island, a French territory in the Caribbean.
The MOU was signed with the owner of GB, Sageos holding (Sageos), a fully owned subsidiary of
Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), the French geological survey. Upon closing, Ormat will hold approximately 80% of GB which will be increased to 85% within two years by capital investment agreed upon in the MOU.
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