Clipper Windpower Plc has announced that the first Clipper Liberty wind turbines to be installed internationally have been backed by an US$ 80.66 million project financing loan by the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank).
The transaction also marks Ex-Im Bank’s first project financing for
wind power. The project owner is Electrica del Valle de Mexico, a
subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN). The financing provides
funding for 67.5MW of 27 Clipper Liberty 2.5MW wind turbines. The
project site is in La Ventosa, within the Istmo region in the State of
Oaxaca, Mexico.
