Ormat Technologies Announces Closing of $105 Million Long-Term Senior Debt Financing for the Olkaria III Geothermal Power Projec
06 Março 2009 - 2:26PM
PR Newswire (US)
RENO, Nev., March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ormat Technologies,
Inc. (NYSE:ORA) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary,
OrPower 4, Inc., concluded the closing under its previously
announced loan documents for up to $105 million project financing
to refinance Ormat's investment in the Olkaria III geothermal
project. The 48 MW power plant is located in Naivasha, Kenya.
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The first disbursement of approximately $90 million under the
10-year project finance loan is expected to occur within the next
two weeks. Commercial operation of the Phase II expansion began at
the beginning of January and added 35 MW, bringing the project to
its target capacity of 48 MW. The project currently accounts for 6%
of Kenya's total energy production. The electricity generated is
sold to Kenya Power & Light Company (KPLC) under a 20-year
Power Purchase Agreement. The closing announcement was made during
the inauguration ceremony that took place yesterday at the project
and was attended by: the Vice President of Kenya, the Minister of
Energy, the Permanent Secretary of Energy, Chairman of the ERC,
Members of Parliament, other Governmental officials,
Representatives of KPLC, local community representatives and of the
lender group of European Development Finance Institutions (EDFIs)
arranged by Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
("DEG"). Vice President H.E. Kolonzo Musyoka said during the
ceremony: "The US $150 million injected into the project by Ormat
is the largest single private sector investment in the power sector
and is consistent with government policy to open the power sector
to private participation." The Vice President concluded: "I am also
pleased to note that the green technology used in the Olkaria power
plant, will help reduce the cost of electricity and help save the
country 120,000 tons of imported oil." The Minister of Energy Mr.
Kiriatu Murungi said: "At a price of US $29 per barrel of petroleum
crude oil, this 48 MW geothermal plant is cheaper to operate than a
heavy fuel oil fired plant. This means that at the current oil
prices still above US $40 per barrel, OrPower 4 is providing
cheaper electricity to the national grid than any existing oil
fired plants in Kenya." "Having reached the closing of this project
finance is a very important and happy day for us," said Dita
Bronicki, Ormat's CEO. "I want to thank the Government, the
Ministry, the authorities, our customer KPLC, as well as the DEG as
lead Consortium and the lenders and last, but not least, the
Olkaria III manager Ernest Mabwa, his team and all the Ormat
employees," concluded Dita Bronicki. About Ormat Technologies Ormat
Technologies, Inc. is the only vertically-integrated company
primarily engaged in the geothermal and recovered energy power
business. The Company designs, develops, owns and operates
geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants around the
world. Additionally, the Company designs, manufactures and sells
geothermal and recovered energy power units and other
power-generating equipment, and provides related services. The
Company has more than four decades of experience in the development
of environmentally-sound power, primarily in geothermal and
recovered-energy generation. Ormat products and systems are covered
by more than 75 U.S. patents. Ormat has built over 1000 MW of
plants, half for its own account and half as supplies to utilities
and developers. Ormat's current generating portfolio includes the
following geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants: in
the United States - Brady, Heber, Mammoth, Ormesa, Puna, Steamboat
and OREG 1; in Guatemala - Zunil and Amatitlan; in Kenya - Olkaria;
in Nicaragua - Momotombo and in New Zealand - GDL. Safe Harbor
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projections of future results or trends. Actual future results may
differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks
and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and
uncertainties, see "Risk Factors" as described in Ormat
Technologies, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2009. These
forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and
we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise. Ormat Technologies Contact: Investor Relations
Contact: Dita Bronicki Todd Fromer / Marybeth Csaby CEO KCSA
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