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LS Power第六期基金募资60亿美元,买下星座能源被迫出售的燃气电厂

LS Power第六期基金完成关账,规模约60亿美元,其中17亿美元股权资本已锁定投向:以每千瓦约1142美元收购星座能源约5吉瓦(GW)燃气机组。星座能源是被迫出售的一方,这个价格说明,稀缺的兆瓦如今对加杠杆的买家来说值多少钱。

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PJM电网内的一座燃气电厂:2026年3月,LS Power同意以每千瓦约1142美元的价格,收购星座能源在宾夕法尼亚州和特拉华州剥离的4.4吉瓦燃气装机。

LS Power是一家总部位于纽约的私营电力投资公司,10月6日完成第六只私募股权基金关账,规模约60亿美元,超出40亿美元目标,达到上一只基金2024年27亿美元募资额的两倍多1。关账前,其中约17亿美元已锁定投向:LS Power正从星座能源+4.50% — 星座能源, up 4.50 percent today手中收购约5吉瓦燃气电厂。星座能源是全球最大的私营电力生产商,旗下装机达55吉瓦12。首笔交易已于10月14日完成交割,标的为休斯敦郊外的Brazos Valley Energy Center电厂(606兆瓦)2。

第六期基金关账规模超出40亿美元目标五成,是第五期的两倍多

$0B$2B$4B$6B第五期基金关账(2024年)第六期基金目标第六期基金关账(2026年)$6B
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关账时基金规模
第五期基金关账(2024年)$2.7B
第六期基金目标$4B
第六期基金关账(2026年)$6B
各基金最终关账规模(单位:亿美元)。第六期基金于2026年10月6日关账。资料来源:POWER Magazine(LS Power新闻稿)。1

星座能源:被迫出售,却卖出了高价

星座能源并非主动退出燃气业务。之所以出售,是因为美国司法部把资产剥离作为收购Calpine的先决条件,该交易已于1月7日完成交割2。3月18日,LS Power同意以50亿美元(调整前价格)收购星座能源位于特拉华州和宾夕法尼亚州的约4.4吉瓦机组,以燃气为主,折合每千瓦约1142美元4。

对二手机组而言,这个价格不算低,但也仅约合新建成本的三分之一:首席运营官Darpan Kapadia估算,如今新建一座1吉瓦联合循环电厂的造价在30亿美元以上,约为六年前的两倍7。该基金17亿美元的股权资本约覆盖50亿美元PJM收购价的三分之一,这意味着其余部分将由债务融资补足2。其余几座电厂——Bethlehem、York 1、York 2、Hay Road和Edge Moor——将于年底前完成交割2。

星座能源留下的,正是超大规模云厂商(hyperscaler)想要的。10月6日,谷歌与星座能源签订两份PJM合约,合计3590兆瓦,其中890兆瓦为11座反应堆的核电增容,由星座能源超过43亿美元的投资支撑5。9月30日,亚马逊买下Calvert Cliffs核电站的190兆瓦电力6。

星座能源流向单一基金的燃气机组容量,超过谷歌全部签约总量

0 MW1,000 MW2,000 MW3,000 MW4,000 MW5,000 MWLS Power燃气机组收购5,000 MW美国司法部要求的Calpine资产剥离谷歌全机组协议(15年)2,700 MW谷歌核电增容(20年)890 MW亚马逊Calvert Cliffs(20年)190 MW
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LS Power燃气机组收购5,000 MW
谷歌全机组协议(15年)2,700 MW
谷歌核电增容(20年)890 MW
亚马逊Calvert Cliffs(20年)190 MW
各已公布交易对应的容量,单位为兆瓦。LS Power数据为其公布的5吉瓦平台:即2026年3月达成的4.4吉瓦PJM机组组合,加上606兆瓦的Brazos Valley电厂。资料来源:POWER Magazine(LS Power新闻稿);Sayer;ad-hoc-news。1,5,6

买家也在自建出路

这样的周期,LS Power不是第一次经历:2001年之前,它建成约5吉瓦燃气电厂并出售给Cogentrix和NRG+2.72% — NRG, up 2.72 percent as of its last quote;本世纪初的行业破产潮过后,它再度重建,迄今累计募集股权资本198亿美元71。它的下一幕,是供给。10月8日,PJM电网通过快速通道放行2.1吉瓦容量,其中包括LS Power位于宾夕法尼亚州的Hunterstown电厂455兆瓦增容项目,预计2029年年中投运;该通道将于2027年底截止8。

“我们眼下经历的需求增长是真实的,”Kapadia表示,“供给侧要跟上还需要时间,市场正在高声宣告这一点”3。星座能源将于11月6日公布业绩;二季度调整后营业每股收益为2.55美元,全年调整后营业每股收益指引为11.50美元至12.50美元6。LS Power押注的是一场短缺,而按计划终结这场短缺的,恰恰是它自己的建设时间表。

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