森普拉能源将以33.7亿美元将其20％股份出售给KKR

据能源经济4月6日消息称，能源基础设施公司森普拉能源公司周一表示，将以33.7亿美元现金的价格将其新业务平台森普拉基础设施公司的20％股权出售给投资公司KKR。

森普拉在去年12月宣布了这笔交易，目前该公司正加大对可再生能源和能源存储的关注，以利用全球对清洁燃料日益增长的需求。

去年年底，森普拉同意购买其墨西哥子公司Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV（IEnova）的剩余股份。

该公司随后表示，将把IEnova与北美液化天然气出口基础设施部门森普拉液化天然气公司合并，成立一个名为森普拉基础设施公司的新部门，专注于北美液化天然气出口和天然气基础设施的开发和建设。

该公司在一份声明中表示，周一宣布的交易对森普拉基础设施公司的估值约为252亿美元，其中包括交易完成后的83.7亿美元的资产相关债务。

出售所得款项将用于为森普拉能源的320亿美元资本计划（以其美国公用事业为中心）提供资金。

该销售预计将增加公司的收益，并有望在2021年中期完成。

朱佳妮 摘译自 能源经济

原文如下：

Sempra Energy to sell 20 per cent stake in unit to KKR for $3.37 bln

Energy infrastructure company Sempra Energy said on Monday it would sell a 20% stake in its new business platform, Sempra Infrastructure Partners, to investment firm KKR for $3.37 billion in cash.

The sale was flagged by Sempra in December and comes as the company sharpens its focus on renewables and energy storage to capitalize on the growing global demand for cleaner fuels.

Sempra last year late last year agreed to buy the remaining stake in its Mexican unit Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV (IEnova).

The company then said it would combine IEnova with its North American liquefied natural gas export infrastructure unit, Sempra LNG, under a new unit called Sempra Infrastructure Partners to focus on the development and construction of North American LNG export and natural gas infrastructure.

The deal announced on Monday values Sempra Infrastructure Partners at about $25.2 billion, including expected asset-related debt at closing of $8.37 billion, the company said in a statement.

Proceeds from the sale will be used to help fund growth across Sempra Energy's $32 billion capital program, which is centered on its U.S. utilities.

The sale is expected to add to the company's earnings and is likely to close by mid-2021.