Currently, Endesa pursues its renewables operations in Spain and Portugal through Endesa Cogeneración y Renovables S.L. (ECYR), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Endesa Generación S.A, which is in turn 100% owned by Endesa SA.
EGP is active in the Spanish and Portuguese renewable energy sectors through its stake in Enel Unión Fenosa Renovables SA (EUFER), an equal share joint venture with Gas Natural/Unión Fenosa, held indirectly through its Dutch subsidiary EGP International BV (EGPI BV), which is wholly-owned by EGP.
The aim of the operation is to ensure, within EGP, the unified management of development on the Iberian peninsula of all of the activities of EGP and Endesa in the renewable energy. This objective will be pursued through ECYR, whose share capital will be held by EGP (60%) and Endesa (40%).
The integration will be implemented through the following steps, to be completed by 31 march 2010:
1. EGPI BV to acquire 30% of ECYR for about 326 million euros;
2. capital increase for ECYR reserved for EGPI BV, which will subscribe the offering with the transfer of its holding in EUFER and a cash payment of about 534 million euros. This will give EGPI BV a post-increase stake of 60% of the new share capital of ECYR.
The acquisition of the holding and the subsequent capital increase of ECYR will be made on the basis of market values, as appraised by a number of independent investment banks, which have issued a fairness opinion for the transaction.
The resulting company that, controlled by EGP, will maintain and have an operational capacity of about 1.4 GW once fully operational, with a generation mix diversified as follows: 88% wind power, 4% mini-hydro, 1% photovoltaic and 7% co-generation and biomass.
Endesa will remain directly involved and will play a key role in the operational management of the plants, the electricity generated and relations with central and local authorities.
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