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ESR to acquire Aquila Clean Energy APAC
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Fusion42 · 25 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
ESR has agreed to acquire Aquila Clean Energy APAC, gaining control of a 1.6GW portfolio of solar, battery storage, and wind assets across Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. The acquisition aims to create synergies across logistics real estate, data centres, and renewable energy sectors amid shifting investor expectations in Asia-Pacific battery storage markets.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Climate Tech, and 3 sources have reported it.
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You must reconsider your plans if you provide battery storage or renewable energy in Asia-Pacific; big players like ESR are consolidating platforms to add capital scale and tap into logistics and data centre demand. Standalone renewable projects face tougher financing, so partnering or aligning with diversified asset owners could unlock new growth paths.
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