{"id":38737,"date":"2026-06-11T16:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/38737\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T16:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:51:11","slug":"abu-dhabis-masdar-finalises-deal-to-acquire-repsol-stake-for-978m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/38737\/","title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi&#8217;s Masdar finalises deal to acquire Repsol stake for $978m"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 eVvrYS margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-0-G4Q6EVPYTRG65KN2OYRRUZMY6Y\">Abu Dhabi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/economy\/2026\/04\/16\/chinas-jereh-group-to-invest-in-uae-clean-energy-and-industrial-sectors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/economy\/2026\/04\/16\/chinas-jereh-group-to-invest-in-uae-clean-energy-and-industrial-sectors\/\">clean energy<\/a> company Masdar has finalised a deal to acquire nearly half of Spain&#8217;s Repsol, further scaling the former&#8217;s green energy portfolio on the global level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 eVvrYS margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-1-RWNQBCAUEFFI3HELAGK3KNQWTM\">Masdar, formally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/energy\/2026\/05\/14\/masdar-and-rwe-receive-planning-approval-for-3gw-uk-offshore-wind-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/energy\/2026\/05\/14\/masdar-and-rwe-receive-planning-approval-for-3gw-uk-offshore-wind-project\/\">Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company<\/a>, will be acquiring a 49.99 per cent stake in Madrid-based Repsol for about \u20ac849 million ($978 million), the companies said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 eVvrYS margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-3-GDZT3CRDK5FADB7Q6WWJ6ARMPA\">The transaction, which was signed in Abu Dhabi, involves 705 megawatts of operational capacity that includes six solar parks with 303MW and 13 wind farms with 402MW, plus the potential to add 565MW in the future, they said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 eVvrYS margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-4-JEXJAF7BMZFQTD7O4RTPUSVMCY\">The deal, subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to close by the end of this year. Once completed, Masdar will have an operational capacity of 4.1 gigawatts across the Iberian Peninsula, with about 1GW more under development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 eVvrYS margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-6-3W6PAJMLTRB6RN5CTNZR4OYQAA\">Masdar chief executive Mohamed Al Ramahi said the move is both a boost to Masdar&#8217;s portfolio and Spain&#8217;s economy, the sixth-largest in Europe that has also increased activity and investments in renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 eVvrYS margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-7-2EWB4B7AGNFOPLIZDIKY35BHYY\">\u201cSpain is one of Europe\u2019s fastest-growing major economies, and renewable energy is playing a critical role in powering that growth \u2026 we look forward to investing in the growth of these assets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" type=\"image\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/media\/RkGuOJYb\/poster.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Masdar breaks ground on $6bn clean energy project<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 eVvrYS margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-9-RUNSBEM6GBGT3FFCZZUB5XAVEY\">Masdar, owned by Taqa, Adnoc and Mubadala, has developed projects in more than 40 countries with a combined capacity of more than 51GW. The company&#8217;s global ambition is to reach 100GW of renewable capacity by 2030.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 eVvrYS margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-10-5W6C5PUXGJFP5COFPNQWMQCDWA\">The company&#8217;s strategy is in line with the UAE&#8217;s strategy of championing the use of clean energy and decarbonisation goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 eVvrYS margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-12-E4ZI5WCEUBB7JG6MW6XPHBB3KM\">Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/energy\/2026\/05\/14\/masdar-and-rwe-receive-planning-approval-for-3gw-uk-offshore-wind-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/energy\/2026\/05\/14\/masdar-and-rwe-receive-planning-approval-for-3gw-uk-offshore-wind-project\/\">Masdar and Germany&#8217;s RWE<\/a> received approval to proceed into the planning phase of its proposed major wind farm project in the UK. In April, Masdar, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/tags\/scotland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/tags\/scotland\">ScottishPower<\/a>, installed the UK\u2019s largest wind turbine, and agreed with France&#8217;s TotalEnergies to merge their onshore renewable energy businesses in nine Asian countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 eVvrYS margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-13-LKRTM6N2BJHTRMT5Q6SWYNFQQQ\">Before those, Masdar signed agreements to build a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/energy\/2026\/01\/11\/masdar-signs-power-purchase-agreement-for-150mw-solar-plant-in-angola\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/energy\/2026\/01\/11\/masdar-signs-power-purchase-agreement-for-150mw-solar-plant-in-angola\/\">150MW solar plant in Angola<\/a> and explore a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/energy\/2026\/01\/22\/masdar-and-eudc-explore-development-of-247-renewable-energy-project-in-uzbekistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/energy\/2026\/01\/22\/masdar-and-eudc-explore-development-of-247-renewable-energy-project-in-uzbekistan\/\">clean energy project in Uzbekistan<\/a>, and completed its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/energy\/2025\/12\/17\/masdar-completes-first-battery-energy-storage-project-in-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/energy\/2025\/12\/17\/masdar-completes-first-battery-energy-storage-project-in-uk\/\">first battery storage project in the UK<\/a>. The company has also made inroads in Asia, with major projects in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/energy\/2025\/12\/23\/masdar-enters-malaysia-with-development-of-208-million-floating-solar-plant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/energy\/2025\/12\/23\/masdar-enters-malaysia-with-development-of-208-million-floating-solar-plant\/\">Malaysia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/news\/uae\/2025\/04\/11\/masdar-signs-agreement-to-develop-power-plants-in-indonesia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/news\/uae\/2025\/04\/11\/masdar-signs-agreement-to-develop-power-plants-in-indonesia\/\">Indonesia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/energy\/2025\/01\/16\/masdar-enters-the-philippines-with-1-gigawatt-renewable-energy-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/energy\/2025\/01\/16\/masdar-enters-the-philippines-with-1-gigawatt-renewable-energy-deal\/\">the Philippines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 eVvrYS margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-14-JUDTXKCQI5AVRCAEKALCFAJHLQ\">Masdar has also pledged to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/energy\/2026\/01\/18\/masdar-aims-to-strengthen-its-presence-in-us-amid-data-centre-boom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/energy\/2026\/01\/18\/masdar-aims-to-strengthen-its-presence-in-us-amid-data-centre-boom\/\">boost its presence in the US<\/a> amid the data centre boom, and reported that it had committed about $15 billion in global clean energy projects amid its aggressive expansion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 eVvrYS margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-15-PIZBKJZKBJC3HM2YSVHBQKLIU4\">Repsol, meanwhile, has operations in more than 20 countries, serving about 24 million people. It has an operational capacity of about 6GW.<\/p>\n<p class=\"defaultstyled__StyledText-sc-11u52t4-1 eVvrYS margin-lg-bottom\" id=\"el-16-KBVJYELJH5G2LI3X4WNQYXIGHA\">The company is \u201ca leading global partner in the renewable energy sector\u201d, said Joao Costeira, executive managing director at Repsol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi clean energy company Masdar has finalised a deal to acquire nearly half of Spain&#8217;s Repsol, further&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38738,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[13852,18320,371,196,127,17,2402,2401],"class_list":["post-38737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-repsol","tag-abu-dhabi","tag-business-team","tag-economy","tag-energy","tag-repsol","tag-spain","tag-standard","tag-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}