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Neoen Secures A$1.8 Billion to Finance Five-Asset Energy Portfolio

Key Facts

1Debt financing totalled A$1.8 billion, involving 13 lenders and covering five assets.
2The portfolio has capacity of 1.2 GW, with assets across three states.
3Neoen has raised more than A$5 billion since 2024 to finance 20 assets with capacity of 4.7 GW in Australia.
4Renewables accounted for 46.5% of Australian electricity generation in the first quarter of 2026.
5Neoen targets capacity of 10 GW in Australia by 2030.

Neoen announced on 30 October 2026 that it had secured A$1.8 billion in debt financing from 13 lenders for an Australian portfolio comprising five assets, some already operating and others under construction. The portfolio has total capacity of 1.2 GW and includes two wind farms, two battery storage projects and a solar farm across three states. Group Chief Executive Xavier Barbaro said the deal was “our largest financing to date.” He added that it reflects the quality and diversity of the assets and demonstrates the company’s ability to optimise its financing structure and strengthen its balance sheet. The company said this supports its capacity to invest in new projects.

In South Australia, the portfolio includes the 150 MW Hornsdale Power Reserve, with storage capacity of 193.5 MWh, and the 209 MW Goyder South Wind Farm, Stage 1A. In New South Wales, the assets include the 440 MWp Culcairn Solar Farm and the 215 MW Culcairn battery, with capacity of 963 MWh. The fifth asset is the 179 MW Narrogin Wind Farm in Western Australia. The arrangement combines wind and solar power generation with storage, while the assets are at different stages of development. The company said the portfolio includes a mix of operating assets and others still under construction.

The financing involved 13 Australian and international lenders, including ANZ, Bank of America, Bank of China, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and Export Development Canada. The list also included HSBC, ING, KfW IPEX, Mizuho, NAB, UOB, Société Générale and Westpac. The financing places the deal within the company’s expansion of borrowing dedicated to its Australian assets. Neoen said it has raised more than A$5 billion in debt financing since 2024 to support total capacity of 4.7 GW across 20 assets in the country. The company said the reported financing total includes the new deal.

The financing came amid an active period for funding large renewable energy projects in Australia. In the first half of 2026, 12 projects secured financing with total capacity of 2.6 GW, compared with 2.3 GW during 2025; 11 of the 12 projects were solar or hybrid, according to the Clean Energy Council. Across the electricity market, renewables supplied 46.5% of generation in the first quarter of 2026, the highest share recorded for that quarter. The average wholesale spot electricity price was A$73 per megawatt-hour, down 12% year on year, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator. The operator said connecting renewable energy sources to transmission and distribution networks, and backing them with storage and gas, is the lowest-cost path to providing secure and reliable electricity through 2050 as coal-fired plants retire.

In separate economic data, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the consumer price index rose 4.3% in the 12 months to September 2026, compared with 4.0% in the 12 months to August. Trimmed mean inflation, which excludes the most extreme price movements, was 3.6% year on year to September, compared with 3.5% in August. Neoen’s statement does not link the financing to price movements or monetary policy; Barbaro focused on asset quality and diversity and strengthening the balance sheet. The company says it has contributed more than 6 GW of wind, solar and storage capacity in Australia. It has set a target of reaching 10 GW of capacity in the country by 2030.