{ "id": 7541, "title": "Grupo T-Solar: Best Green Energy Bond Issuer Europe 2020", "slug": "grupo-t-solar-best-green-energy-bond-issuer-europe-2020", "url": "https://cfi.co/awards/europe/2020/grupo-t-solar-best-green-energy-bond-issuer-europe-2020/", "author": "CFI.co Editorial", "published": "2020-10-05 07:30:39", "published_gmt": "2020-10-05 06:30:39", "modified_gmt": "2021-04-14 16:47:51", "categories": [ "Europe", "Industries" ], "classification": { "content_class": "award_rationale", "editorial_lens": "constructive_positive_lens", "independence_status": "independent_editorial", "sponsor_disclosure": "none", "sponsor_name": "", "article_status": "published", "historical_status": "current_at_publication", "correction_status": "none", "archive_policy": "no_delete", "provenance_layer": "github_versioned", "wayback_status": "archived", "wayback_first_snapshot": "20201025000142", "wayback_snapshot_url": "http://web.archive.org/web/20201025000142/https://cfi.co/awards/europe/2020/grupo-t-solar-best-green-energy-bond-issuer-europe-2020/", "license": "CFI-OAAL-1.0" }, "excerpt": "", "content_html": "[caption id=\"attachment_8237\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"900\"]\"Grupo Grupo T-Solar[/caption]\r\n

The sun bathes the planet with an abundance of affordable energy — and Grupo T-Solar harnesses that power at every step of the renewable energy value chain. The group was established in Spain over a decade ago and has developed a repertoire of skills that spans the spectrum of renewables expertise. Grupo T-Solar influences the renewables market as a power producer, and as an asset manager. In addition to the development, management and operation of energy projects, Grupo T-Solar is leading the charge for green financing. The group started 2020 by announcing the completion of one of the market’s larger financings: €34m and €234.1m in senior secured class A1 and A2 bonds, respectively, plus a 10-year loan of €299.7m. The transaction refinances 23 solar projects across Spain, totalling 127 megawatts (MW) of power potential. It also earned top marks — a resounding E1/80 — in Standard and Poor’s Green Evaluation, which analyses transparency, governance and mitigation of environmental impacts. Grupo T-Solar issued its first bond in 2017, totalling €118.3m, and refinancing 11 solar powerplants with a combined capacity of 34.2MW. The group operates more than 50 plants in Spain, Italy, Peru and India — and those operations stopped the emission of 216,000 tons of CO2 last year. The CFI.co judging panel notes that Grupo T-Solar has set its sights on the long term to create a sustainable business plan that enables investors to cut their carbon footprint — and reap healthy returns. The judges declare Grupo T-Solar as the winner of the 2020 award for Best Green Energy Bond Issuer (Europe).

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