Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Canada:

Alterra Power Announces Release Date for Quarterly Results to March 31, 2012 (Yahoo! Finance)

Highlights for the current quarter include:


  • Power production from Alterra's six power plants was 99% of budgeted forecast (446,845 MWh). Alterra's net interest in generation totalled 302,719 MWh.
  • HS Orka received $37.5 million from the issuance of shares to Alterra's partner in HS Orka, a group of Icelandic pension funds ("Jarðvarmi"). Jarðvarmi exercised an option in February 2012 to purchase the additional shares at a 15.6% premium to the original purchase price on a per share basis. Jarðvarmi previously held a 25% interest in HS Orka and now holds 33.4%.
  • The US Treasury Department awarded a grant of $2.1 million to the Company's Soda Lake operations under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.