Hopefield wind farm, South Africa

Trinity advised Rand Merchant Bank in relation to the financing of the 65MW Hopefield Wind Farm, developed by Umoya Energy (Pty) Ltd, in the first round of the renewable energy procurement programme in South Africa.  Trinity is currently advising lenders on a number of South African renewables transactions in the programme, split between the various phases.  Hopefield is the first of these to reach financial close.  The team on the Umoya project was led by Patrick Leece and Simon Norris.