[사우디] 아크와파워, 슈퀘이크 IWPP 지분 매각

아크와파워(ACWA Power)가 슈퀘이크(Shuqaiq) 민자 담수발전 프로젝트(IWPP)의 8%에 달하는 지분을 아랍석유투자공사(Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation, 이하 APICORP)에 매각했다.

이번 거래는 2014년에 아크와파워와 APICORP가 체결한 ‘담수화 및 전력 생산 프로젝트에 대한 협력 양해각서(MOU)’에 따른 것으로 해석된다.

슈퀘이크 IWPP는 아크와파워의 개발 가능한 지역개발 프로젝트 중 하나로, 2011년 가동을 개시한 이래 사우디아라비아 수전력공사와 약 20년간 구매계약을 맺어 왔다. 사우디아라비아 남서부의 홍해 연안에 위치한 이 IWPP는 하루당 21만2천㎥ 규모의 담수 생산 용량을 보이고 있으며 약 850㎿의 전력을 생산하고 있다.

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ACWA Power sells stake in Shuqaiq IWPP, Saudi Arabia

ACWA Power has sold an effective 8 per cent stake in Shuqaiq Independent Water & Power Project (IWPP), Saudi Arabia, to Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP), a regional development bank.

The deal reflects a 2014 memorandum of understanding between ACWA Power and APICORP that signalled future collaboration on desalination and power generation projects.

Shuqaiq IWPP is one of ACWA Power’s early greenfield projects in Saudi. It began operations in 2011 and has a 20-year power and water purchase agreement with Water & Electricity Company, Saudi Arabia. Located in the south west, on the coast of the Red Sea, it has capacity to produce 212,000 m3/d of desalinated water, and 850 MW of power.

The deal sees APICORP buy 13.3 per cent equity in Shuqaiq International Water Company (SIWEC), representing 8 per cent of Shuqaiq IWPP.

“This transaction is a result of ACWA Power’s evolving portfolio and corporate finance strategy. We are focusing on ensuring that our portfolio carries an optimum risk-return profile, while having a balance sheet that, being efficient capital structure-wise, will also support our growth plans,” said ACWA Power chief financial officer, Kashif Rana.

“Shuqaiq IWPP ranks among the major developments in Saudi Arabia’s water and power sector and makes significant contributions to meeting the country’s rising demands in this field. We are proud to support ACWA Power in its growth plans through this transaction, which at the same time diversifies our equity portfolio,” said APICORP deputy chief executive and general manager, Dr Raed Al Rayes.

APICORP was established in the 1970s by the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries.

[출처 = Desalination & Water Reuse / 2017년 3월 29일]