The Italian infrastructure fund F2i SGR and the independent investment management company Asterion Industrial Partners have completed the acquisition of Sorgenia, an Italian power producer with a total capacity of 3.4 GW, from the creditor banks holding Sorgenia's shares; CIR and Verbund (Austria), which owned the company, transferred the shares to banks after a debt restructuring in 2015. The transaction was announced in December 2019. Sorgenia is now held by Zaffiro, a vehicle company owned by F2i (72.4%) and Asterion (27.6%). Under the terms of the agreement, F2i SGR will transfer its wind assets, totalling 282 MW, and San Marco Bioenergie, which owns 68 MW of biomass-fired power capacity, to create a diversified generation company, with a combined capacity of 4.8 GW.
In 2019, thermal power plants accounted for 66% of power generation (79% in 2000), including 48% for gas (37% in 2000). Renewables accounted for 34% of the power mix in 2019, of which 17% for hydropower, 8% for solar, 7% for wind, and 2% for geothermal.
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