Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners

Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners is heading to Berlin for the Infrastructure Investor Global Summit 2025! From March 17-20, our team will be engaging with industry leaders, investors, and partners to discuss the evolving landscape of clean energy infrastructure and the opportunities ahead. We’re looking forward to exchanging ideas, making new connections, and deepening relationships with fellow professionals in the sector. Reach out to IRteam@sosteneo.com to arrange a conversation. Umberto Tamburrino Federica Gallina Chris Deves - in partnership with Generali Investments. #IIGSummit #InfrastructureInvestorNetwork #CleanEnergy

⚡🔋 New Year, new connections! AusNet has successfully energised the 220kV Koorangie Terminal Station on a traditional land of the Barapa Barapa, Wamba Wamba and Yorta Yorta people, approximately 17km out of Kerang.   This station will facilitate to connect Koorangie Energy Storage System (KESS) to the Victorian Transmission Network. Design and developed by Edify Energy, KESS is a new 185MW/ 370MWh lithium-ion battery, 100% owned by Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners.   KESS secured a System Support Agreement with Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) to provide 125MW of system strength services to improve the network stability in the region. This shared network asset will not only increase the renewable hosting capacity of the Murray River REZ by up to 300 megawatts and power 350,000 homes for 2 hours but will also facilitate more #renewable connections in future. The #battery is supported by a 15-year term offtake agreement with Shell Energy Australia for the full 185MW / 370MWh.

We begin the new year with a major milestone for the Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners portfolio. Koorangie Energy Storage System (KESS) is now in the commissioning phase after completing construction. KESS is a 370 MWh battery storage project in Victoria, Australia, that is 100% owned by Sosteneo on behalf of our clients. It was acquired at the ready-to-build stage in October 2023. Our Head of Asset Management, Chris Twomey visited the site to meet with project partners and review progress, reflecting our active approach to asset management. Today, Sosteneo’s portfolio includes over 4 GWh of battery storage capacity under construction or in operations across three countries. These assets have long-term contracts in place, designed to deliver stable and predictable cash flows to our clients. Learn more about KESS and Sosteneo’s investment approach here: https://lnkd.in/gZ_-4r7N

Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners has been awarded Newcomer of the Year at the 2024 IJInvestor Awards. Sosteneo’s outstanding achievements as a new GP has positioned it to take out the top honour. Read more here from IJGlobal: https://lnkd.in/gzxXYz2j #IJInvestorAwards #energytransition #infrastructure

Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners are pleased to welcome NatWest Commercial and Institutional and Siemens Financial Services (through Siemens Bank) as lenders to the 100MW Richborough Energy Park Battery Energy Storage System (BESS); and thank Close Brothers for their support of the project to date. The refinancing is the fourth BESS financing transaction Sosteneo has closed this year and reflects our active asset management capabilities - optimising the capital structure for the stage of the asset, setting a new milestone for the market and establishing a future financing framework for our UK portfolio. Richborough Energy Park has been operational for almost a year - boosting the capacity and flexibility of the network, helping balance the system and providing critical grid stability services - with a capability to power 250,000 homes for an hour and manage the intermittency of renewable generation across the network. The project is located at the repurposed site of the former Richborough Power Station in Kent and is part of a broader energy campus including the connection points for the 1GW Nemo interconnector with Belgium, the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm and Sosteneo’s own 249MW Sheaf Energy Park, which is currently under construction. We look forward to providing more updates on these critical infrastructure assets in 2025. Thanks to all who worked and advised on the transaction including NatWest Commercial and Institutional, Siemens Financial Services, Ashurst, DLA Piper, GHD, Aurora Energy Research, Lockton, PwC, and our project partner Pacific Green.

Managing Partner and CIO for Asia Pacific at Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners, Ivor Frischknecht, joined Infrastructure Investor for a keynote interview to discuss the pivotal role of greenfield infrastructure in advancing the energy transition. With thirty years of experience in the clean energy sector, including as the former CEO of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), Frischknecht shares his insights on greenfield investing, exploring its appeal for investors and strategies for driving the energy transition forward. Read the full article below or available online: https://lnkd.in/gZds-sqv In partnership with Generali Investments.

🇦🇺 🤝 🇮🇹 NETWORK NEWS: Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners joins AIBA! Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners is a Milan based investment management company founded by a group of Australian and Italian clean energy infrastructure professionals together with Generali. Sosteneo is dedicated to investing in new #essentialinfrastructure that accelerates the transition to #netzero with a specialisation in #greenfieldinvestments. Last year, Sosteneo completed its first transaction in Australia with the 100% acquisition of the Koorangie Energy Storage System (KESS) project. The 185MW / 370MWh battery storage system is in the Murray River region, near the renewable energy rich area of Kerang, Victoria. Upon completion next year, KESS will be capable of powering 350,000 homes for 2 hours and will help facilitate additional #cleanenergygeneration in the region. Sosteneo is part of the Generali Investments ecosystem of asset management firms with offices in Milan and Sydney. AIBA looks forward to collaborating with Chris Twomey and the Sosteneo team to drive forward this important sector.

The 249MW / 373.3MWh Sheaf Energy Park in Kent, UK – 100% owned by Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners on behalf of clients – has hit a number of key milestones. The first of over 200 containers have been installed following the successful completion of site preparation and groundworks.   Sheaf Energy Park is strategically located proximate to the interconnector between the UK and Continental Europe as well as several major UK offshore wind farms in the Thames Estuary. These batteries will play an important role in integrating more renewable power into the UK’s energy system.   Read more from our project partner Pacific Green: https://lnkd.in/gn8ivH_t

Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners looks forward to joining the IPE Real Assets Infrastructure & Natural Capital Global Conference in Munich on Thursday 12 September. Sosteneo partners Umberto Tamburrino and Chris Deves will be attending, sponsored by the team at Generali Investments. Umberto will participate in the panel discussion, "Has renewable energy reached a peak?". Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gpEgDQez #greenfield #energytransition #infrastructure

Our CEO Umberto Tamburrino recently caught up with Anne-Louise Stranne Petersen at Infrastructure Investor. It was an excellent conversation about the importance of investing in "enablers" and our focus on delivering an energy transition infrastructure fund that is, well, really infrastructure. Her article is available here: https://lnkd.in/gMc5QuPA #energytransition #greenfield #infrastructure