Aquila Capital to acquire hydropower portfolio from EDP.

The alternative investment specialist agreed with EDP, Portugal’s biggest energy company, to acquire a portfolio of 21 operational small-scale hydropower plants located in Northern and Central Portugal with a total capacity of approximately 100 MW. The investment marks Aquila Capital’s first step into Portugal’s hydropower market. Financial terms were not disclosed. “Portugal’s renewable energy market is grossly underestimated by general opinion and investors alike. The country is highly attractive to our investors for several reasons, including the predictability provided by feed-in tariffs, the stability of the binational energy market and the absence of currency risks. In particular, Portuguese hydropower is an ideal addition to our institutional investors’ portfolios because it offers diversification both regionally and by asset class.” Roman Rosslenbroich, Aquila Capital Co-founder and CEO.