Northland Power Announces Financial Close of the 1.0 GW Hai Long
Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan Financing and Date for Investor
Presentation Conference Call
Northland Power Inc. (Northland) (TSX: NPI) today announced that
its Hai Long offshore wind project (Hai Long or the project) in
Taiwan has successfully met all conditions to close its 1171
billion New Taiwan Dollars long-term non-recourse green financing
(equivalent of CAD 5 billion).
The non-recourse green project financing will be
provided by over 15 international and local lenders with support
from multiple Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) including: Export
Development Canada (EDC), Japan Bank for International Cooperation
(JBIC), Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI), UK Export
Finance (UKEF), Export Finance Australia (EFA), Export Finance
Norway (Eksfin) and Credendo – Export Credit Agency of Belgium.
Hai Long will play an important role in helping
the Government of Taiwan achieve its renewable energy target of 15
GW of offshore wind to be constructed between 2026 and 2035. Once
operational, Hai Long will be one of the largest offshore wind
facilities in Asia, and will provide enough clean energy to power
more than one million Taiwanese households.
- Note: The total NTD 117 billion
debt amount at closing changed from the NTD118 billion at signing
financial agreements as a result of the final foreign exchange
rates on closing. There were no other material changes to the
financial metrics disclosed within the press release dated
September 21, 2023.
To support successful financial closing
announcements on both Baltic Power and Hai Long offshore wind
projects, Northland's management team will hold an investor
presentation conference call and webcast at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time
(ET) on Friday, September 29, 2023, followed by an analyst question
and answer period.
Conference call details:
Date: Friday, September 29, 2023
Start Time: 9:30 a.m. ET
Participants wishing to join the call and ask questions must
register using the following URL below:
https://register.vevent.com/register/BI154628b2f03040dd9337ec9698f14622
For all other attendees, the call will be broadcast live on the
internet, in listen-only mode and can be accessed using the
following link:
Webcast
URL: https://onlinexperiences.com/Launch/QReg/ShowUUID=FDACA832-7061-44A2-B0D5-7ECE7F06D597
For those unable to attend the live call, an audio recording
will be available on Northland’s website
at northlandpower.com on Monday, October
2, 2023.
ABOUT NORTHLAND POWERNorthland
Power is a global power producer dedicated to helping the clean
energy transition by producing electricity from clean renewable
resources. Founded in 1987, Northland has a long history of
developing, building, owning and operating clean and green power
infrastructure assets and is a global leader in offshore wind. In
addition, Northland owns and manages a diversified generation mix
including onshore renewables, efficient natural gas energy, as well
as supplying energy through a regulated utility.
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with global
offices in eight countries, Northland owns or has an economic
interest in approximately 3.2 GW (net 2.7 GW) of operating
capacity. The Company also has a significant inventory of projects
in construction and in various stages of development encompassing
approximately 16 GW of potential capacity.
Publicly traded since 1997, Northland's common
shares, Series 1 and Series 2 preferred shares trade on the Toronto
Stock Exchange under the symbols NPI, NPI.PR.A and NPI.PR.B,
respectively.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSThis
press release contains certain forward-looking statements including
certain future oriented financial information that are provided for
the purpose of presenting information about management’s current
expectations and plans. Northland’s actual results could differ
materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these
forward-looking statements and, accordingly, the events anticipated
by the forward-looking statements may or may not transpire or
occur. Readers are cautioned that such statements may not be
appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements include
statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to
future events or conditions, or include words such as “expects,”
“anticipates,” “plans,” “predicts,” “believes,” “estimates,”
“intends,” “targets,” “projects,” “forecasts” or negative versions
thereof and other similar expressions or future or conditional
verbs such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would” and “could.” These
statements may include, without limitation, statements regarding
Northland’s expectations for guidance, the completion of
construction, the timing for and attainment of commercial
operations, the project’s anticipated contributions to Adjusted
EBITDA and Free Cash Flow, the expected generating capacity of the
project, and the future operations, business, financial condition,
financial results, priorities, ongoing objectives, strategies and
outlook of Northland and its subsidiaries, all of which may differ
from the expectations stated herein. These statements are based
upon certain material factors or assumptions that were applied in
developing the forward-looking statements, including the design
specifications of development the projects, the provisions of
contracts to which Northland or a subsidiary is a party,
management’s current plans and its perception of historical trends,
current conditions and expected future developments, as well as
other factors, estimates, and assumptions that are believed to be
appropriate in the circumstances. Although these forward-looking
statements are based upon management’s current reasonable
expectations and assumptions, they are subject to numerous risks
and uncertainties. Some of the factors include, but are not limited
to, risks associated with sales contracts, Northland’s reliance on
the performance of its offshore wind facilities at Gemini, Nordsee
One and Deutsche Bucht for approximately 50% of its Adjusted EBITDA
and Free Cash Flow, counterparty risks, impacts of regional or
global conflicts, contractual operating performance, variability of
sales from generating facilities powered by intermittent renewable
resources, offshore wind concentration, natural gas and power
market risks, commodity price risks, operational risks, recovery of
utility operating costs, Northland’s ability to resolve
issues/delays with the relevant regulatory and/or government
authorities, permitting, construction risks, procurement and supply
chain risk, project development risks, disposition and joint
venture risk, competition risks, acquisition risks, financing
risks, interest rate and refinancing risks, liquidity risk, credit
rating risk, currency fluctuation risk, variability of cash flow
and potential impact on dividends, taxation, natural events,
environmental risks, climate change, health and worker safety
risks, market compliance risk, government regulations and policy
risks, utility rate regulation risks, international activities,
cybersecurity, data protection and reliance on information
technology, labour relations, reputational risk, insurance risk,
risks relating to co-ownership, bribery and corruption risk, legal
contingencies, and the other factors described in the “Risks
Factors” section of Northland’s 2022 Annual Information Form, which
can be found at www.sedarplus.ca under Northland’s profile and on
Northland’s website at northlandpower.com. Northland has attempted
to identify important factors that could cause actual results to
materially differ from current expectations, however, there may be
other factors that cause actual results to differ materially from
such expectations. Northland’s actual results could differ
materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these
forward-looking statements and, accordingly, no assurances can be
given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking
statements will transpire or occur, and Northland cautions you not
to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking
statements.
The forward-looking statements contained in this
release are based on assumptions that were considered reasonable as
of the date hereof. Other than as specifically required by law,
Northland undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances after such date or to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, whether as a result
of new information, future events or results, or otherwise.
For further information, please
contact:
Mr. Adam Beaumont, Vice PresidentMr. Dario Neimarlija, Vice
President647-288-1019investorrelations@northlandpower.com
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