Energy/EGCO Group

Editorial staff

Electricity Generating Plc (EGCO Group) announced the sale of its entire 49% ownership interests in RISEC Holdings, LLC (RISEC), the parent company to an entity that holds a 609 MW natural gas fired combined-cycle power plant located in the state of Rhode Island, USA, to Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. (SENA).

Aligning with EGCO Group’s asset management and portfolio optimization plans, the proceeds from the transaction will be used for new investments to support its continued long-term growth.

Jiraporn Sirikum, president of EGCO Group

Jiraporn Sirikum, president of EGCO Group, said that EGCO RISEC II, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of EGCO Group in the USA, entered into a purchase and sale agreement with SENA and Cogentrix RISEC CPOCP Holdings, LLC and Cogentrix RISEC CPP II Holdings, LLC, subsidiaries of the Carlyle Group (collectively referred to as Carlyle) on October 18, 2024.

The agreement provides for a divestment transaction in which EGCO RISEC II, LLC will divest its 49% ownership interest in RISEC to SENA and Carlyle will simultaneously divest its 51% ownership interest in RISEC to SENA. Upon completion, SENA will own 100% of RISEC and both EGCO and Carlyle will be fully exited from RISEC. The transaction is expected to close in the 1st quarter of 2025 subject to obtaining relevant regulatory approvals.

“The decision to sell shareholding in the RISEC power plant is part of EGCO Group’s strategy to continually optimize its asset and portfolio management. We continue to focus on increasing new power generation capacity in both domestically and internationally, including from both gas-fired and renewable energy projects that are high-value assets in support of the energy transition. The proceeds from the divestment will also allow EGCO Group for new investments in the USA to support its long-term and sustainable growth,” said Mrs Jiraporn.

EGCO Group made its investment in the RISEC power plant in early 2023. The facility generates electricity in the New England power market (ISO-NE) with 100% of its capacity and black start ancillary services contracted to ISO-NE. Additionally, the facility's entire energy output and other ancillary services are fully contracted to SENA through an Energy Supply Agreement.

As of 24 October 2024, EGCO Group has a total equity capacity of 6,993 MWe in operation and under construction. Total equity capacity from renewable energy is 1,437 MWe (equivalent to 21% of the total portfolio). The RE portfolio includes biomass, hydropower, solar power, onshore and offshore wind power, fuel cells, and battery storage.

EGCO RISEC ll in USA

EGCO Group’s facilities and other projects are located in 8 countries, namely Thailand, Lao PDR, the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, South Korea, Taiwan and USA.

In addition to power business, other energy-related businesses of the company include EGCO Engineering and Service Co(ESCO) providing power plant operations, maintenance, engineering, construction, energy conservation and training services to power and industrial plants in many industries; the infrastructure and utilities company “CDI” in Indonesia, Thai Pipeline Network Co(TPN), EGCO Rayong Industrial Estate (ERIE), “Innopower” which is a high tech start up incubator that EGCO Group owns together with its partners EGAT and RATCH Group; and “Peer Power” which is a new financial technology company. EGCO Group has been listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for four consecutive years (2020-2023).