19th Jan 2017 07:00
Aggregated Micro Power Holdings plc
("AMP", the "Company" or the "Group")
Funding for first Peaking Plant Project
Aggregated Micro Power Holdings plc, (AIM: AMPH), which specialises in the sale of wood fuels and the development of distributed energy projects, announces that it has secured £14.1m of funding for the financing of its first peaking plant project Ashford Power Limited. The project is situated on the Kingsnorth Industrial Estate in Kent and is for 21MW of natural gas reciprocating engines selling power to the grid at times of peak demand. The project won a Capacity Market agreement in 2015 and will begin construction immediately with commercial operations expected to start before 1st October 2017.
Finance was provided from funds managed by Triple Point Investment Management LLP and Triple Point Lease Partners who were introduced to AMP by Guy Butler Ltd.
Richard Burrell, CEO of AMP, said:
"This is our first peaking plant project to reach financial close. AMP will earn project development fees, on-going operation and maintenance fees and has shares in the project which are subject to a hurdle return being achieved by Triple Point. Henceforth, AMP will refer to this project as AMPIL 3."
Enquiries:
Aggregated Micro Power Holdings plc www.ampplc.co.uk
Richard Burrell, CEO Tel: 020 7382 7800
Neil Eckert, Executive Chairman
finnCap Ltd (NOMAD & Broker) Tel: 020 7220 0500
Ed Frisby/Simon Hicks (corporate finance)
Stephen Norcross (corporate broking)
Haggie Partners (Financial PR) Tel: 020 7562 4444
Peter Rigby/Brian Norris
Notes to Editors:
About Aggregated Micro Power Holdings plc
The AMP Group was established to develop, own and operate renewable energy generating facilities. It specialises in the sale of Wood Fuels and in the installation of distributed energy projects. AMP's wholly owned subsidiary Forest Fuels sells high quality wood chip and wood pellet to end customers throughout the UK, while its projects division installs biomass boiler and biomass CHP systems for a wide range of applications and customers. AMP is also active in developing projects for stand-by power generation facilities which aim to balance the transmission grid at times of peak demand.
The information communicated in this announcement is inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation 596/2014.
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