아퀼라 클린 에너지 APAC(Aquila Clean Energy APAC, 이하 ACE APAC)가 국내 기업인 알파자산운용과 국내 프로젝트 개발사인 센트럴이엔지와 공동으로 한국에서 300MW 규모의 태양광 발전(PV) 프로젝트를 개발하기 위한 투자 협약을 체결했다.
Signing of agreement with Alpha Asset Management and Central Engineering
Aquila Clean Energy APAC (ACE APAC) has invested in solar power generation in Korea and is creating business in the domestic clean energy industry.
ACE APAC announced on the 19th that it signed an investment agreement with domestic company Alpha Asset Management and domestic project developer Central Engineering to jointly develop a 300MW solar power generation (PV) project in Korea.
▲(From left, front row) Alpha Asset Management CEO Choi Jun-hyeok, Central Engineering CEO Jeong Jae-geon, Aquila Clean Energy APAC CEO Alexander Lenz, (back row, right) Aquila Korea CEO Kim Ji-hong and other officials are taking a commemorative photo after signing the agreement.
Headquartered in Singapore, ACE APAC is a clean energy platform company that engages in investment asset management, development, construction and business facility operations for clean energy projects such as solar power, wind power and battery storage across the Asia Pacific region.
ACE APAC is part of the Aquila Group, a Hamburg, Germany-based company with €14.9 billion (KRW 21.7 trillion) in assets under management and 13.9 GW of clean energy generation capacity worldwide.
This solar power generation investment agreement is ACE APAC’s first investment in the Korean market since the establishment of its Korean subsidiary in September 2022.
The company will focus on bringing this project to fruition by leveraging its core competencies as a greenfield project developer as well as its extensive investment and asset management experience built across key Asia-Pacific markets and Europe.
ACE APAC will work with Central Engineering, which will be in charge of domestic licensing, to develop the project.
“The Korean government is working towards achieving its clean energy goal of meeting 20% of its energy demand with clean energy sources by 2030,” said Alexander Lenz, CEO of ACE APAC. “This solar investment will support this goal and provide an opportunity for ACE APAC to establish a foundation in the Korean market, where government support policies are expected to facilitate a smooth energy transition.”
“We are also very pleased to have signed this agreement and will actively seek opportunities to develop more solar, wind and energy storage business with local partners in Korea. “Through this, we will focus on supporting the continued growth of Korea’s clean energy industry, a key market for ACE APAC,” he added.
“Our business strategy in Korea is to co-develop projects with domestic experts such as Alpha Asset Management and Central ENG to create value for communities and partners, and to support the achievement of Korea’s clean energy goals,” said Jihong Kim, Aquila Clean Energy’s Korea Country Manager. “This agreement will greatly assist us in continuing to capture significant opportunities in the domestic clean energy industry by complementing our expertise with that of Alpha Asset Management and Central ENG.”
Meanwhile, ACE APAC is expanding its business in key markets including Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Taiwan, as well as Korea, to accelerate the energy transition. The company recently appointed Dennis Freedman as General Manager for Australia and New Zealand to build a complete pipeline and expand its team in the South Pacific region.