Clearway Energy Group (Clearway) has announced that it commenced construction on Mesquite Sky, a 345MW wind farm in Callahan County, Texas, USA.
Clearway also closed $427 million in construction debt financing, for which Mizuho Bank acted as the coordinating lead arranger and with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), MUFG Ban, Santander Bank, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) each acting as mandated lead arrangers. The project will have a total of 69 turbines supplied by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. Mesquite Sky construction is being led by EPC partner Blattner Energy. Mesquite Sky is expected to reach commercial operations in late 2021. Once operational, Mesquite Sky will sell power under long-term virtual power purchase agreements to Deere & Company and Whirlpool Corporation.
