Green Bond Fact Sheet

This fact sheet details a BRL 820 million (USD 210 million) green bond issued by AES Tietê Energia on April 17, 2019, to finance and refinance solar energy assets in Brazil.

• AES Tietê Energia issued a project bond on April 17, 2019, with a total amount of BRL 820 million (approximately USD 210 million) and a maturity date of March 15, 2029.
• The bond is certified under the Climate Bonds Standard V2.1 Solar criteria, making AES Tietê the first Brazilian issuer to issue a Certified Climate Bond under these specific criteria.
• Proceeds from the bond are designated for the financing and refinancing of eight solar farms with a combined capacity of 225MW. This includes the operational 150MW Guaimbê solar farm and the 75MW AGV solar farm, which was expected to be operational by the end of 2019.
• AES Tietê, a subsidiary of AES Brazil (jointly owned by AES Corporation and BNDES), primarily operates as a hydropower company with 2.66GW of capacity in the state of Sao Paolo, though it is expanding into wind and solar assets.
• The issuer committed to providing annual public reports on its website, which will include audited allocation of proceeds, electricity generation figures, and estimated avoided emissions.

APA

Climate Bonds Initiative (2019). Green Bond Fact Sheet. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2019-04%20BR%20AES%20Tiete.pdf

Chicago

Climate Bonds Initiative. Green Bond Fact Sheet. 2019. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2019-04%20BR%20AES%20Tiete.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatebondsinitiative2019green, author = {{Climate Bonds Initiative}}, title = {{Green Bond Fact Sheet}}, institution = {Climate Bonds Initiative}, year = {2019}, month = jun, url = {https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2019-04%20BR%20AES%20Tiete.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }