By Colin Kellaher

 

Capital Power Corp. on Tuesday said it is teaming with Manulife Investment Management to buy a 1,633-megawatt natural gas combined-cycle cogeneration facility in the U.S. in a deal valued at $894 million, including the assumption of $521 million of project level debt.

The companies are acquiring MCV Holding Co., which owns the Midland Cogeneration plant in Michigan, from Omers Infrastructure Management, the infrastructure-investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, and its co-investors in a deal slated to close in the third quarter.

Capital Power, an Edmonton, Alberta, wholesale power producer, and Manulife, on behalf of its Manulife Infrastructure Fund II, will each contribute about $186 million under a joint-venture agreement, Capital Power said.

The company said the Midland plant is largest gas-fired cogeneration facility in the U.S. and is a critical asset to support grid reliability during the transition to renewables.

Capital Power said it plans to finance its portion of the transaction with cash on hand and its credit facilities, adding that it won't need to access the equity markets.

Omers acquired the Midland plant in 2012.

 

Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

July 12, 2022 08:54 ET (12:54 GMT)

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