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VH GLOBAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PLC

 

21 February 2025

 

Update on the UK flexible power project with CCR

VH Global Energy Infrastructure plc ("the Company," or "ENRG") is pleased to
announce that its 10MW UK flexible power project with carbon capture and
re-use ("CCR") has reached a significant milestone, with the successful
commissioning of its first stream of CO₂.

It is still our expectation that the integrated plant will be fully
commissioned by the end of Q1 2025.

This flexible power plant helps to ensure the delivery of dependable power in
the UK amidst increasing penetration of intermittent renewable energy.
Furthermore, by incorporating carbon capture technology into the gas-fired
power generation component, the project captures and purifies CO2 exhaust to a
food-grade standard. This project therefore not only provides reliable,
high-efficiency, net zero flexible power into the grid, but also addresses the
critical structural shortage in the industrial gases market by enabling the
commercial sale of purified CO2 for food and beverage applications. This
unique combination is one of the first of its kind and paves the way for
further low carbon flexible power generation assets to support the evolving UK
electricity grid.

Recent events in the UK, including a sharp surge in power prices reaching
£1,778/MWh earlier this month, highlight the challenges of intermittent
renewable sources. This recent spike was driven by low wind resource, lower
availability of electricity to be imported through the existing
interconnectors and unseasonably cold weather. The flexible capabilities of
this asset, combined with its carbon capture technology, position it to
respond to such market dynamics while reducing environmental impact.

Richard Lum, Co-CIO of Victory Hill Capital Partners commented: "We are very
pleased to have achieved an important milestone in this unique project, with
the successful production of first CO₂ signalling the late stages of
commissioning activities. The UK requires further firming capacity on the grid
to support the build out of large-scale renewables in the coming years, which
gives rise to intermittency issues as well as the withdrawal of inertia from
the grid. Rhodesia is a unique low carbon solution to providing firming power
capacity in the UK, that also meets a corresponding demand for sustainably
sourced food grade CO₂, without the need for subsidy to underpin its
operations. We are confident of the need for the build out of further flexible
power and CCR schemes as the demand for firm power created by the increasing
predominance of energy intensive AI driven digital infrastructure in the UK
will allow investors ample opportunity to generate robust returns whilst
making a positive sustainability impact. "

 

 

www.globalenergyinfrastructure.co.uk

 

The Company's LEI is 213800RFHAOF372UU580.

 

 

For further information:

 

Edelman Smithfield (PR Adviser)

Ged Brumby                 + 44 (0)7540 412 301

Hamza Ali                      + 44 (0)7976 308914

 

Victory Hill Capital Partners LLP (Investment Manager)

Navin Chauhan              info@victory-hill.com

 

Deutsche Numis (Corporate Broker)

David Benda                 +44 (0)20 7260 1000

Matt Goss

Ocorian Administration (UK) Limited (Company Secretary)

oaukcosecteam@ocorian.com (mailto:oaukcosecteam@ocorian.com)

 

 

 

About Victory Hill Capital Partners LLP

Victory Hill Capital Partners LLP ("Victory Hill") is authorised and regulated
by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN
961570).

 

Victory Hill is based in London and was founded in May 2020 by an experienced
team of energy financiers that spun-out of a large established global project
finance banking group. The team has participated in more than $200bn in
transaction values across 91 conventional and renewable energy-related
transactions in over 30 jurisdictions worldwide. Victory Hill is the
investment manager of the Company.

 

The Victory Hill team deploys its experience across different financial
disciplines in order to assess investments holistically from multiple points
of view. The firm pursues operational stability and well-designed corporate
governance to generate sustainable positive returns for investors. It focuses
on supporting and accelerating the energy transition and the attainment of the
UN sustainable development goals.

 

Victory Hill is a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible
Investment (UN PRI), the United Nations Global Compact (UN GC), Net Zero Asset
Managers Initiative (NZAMI), a member of the Global Impact Investing Network
(GIIN) and is a formal supporter of the Financial Stability Board's Task Force
on Climate-related Disclosures (TCFD).

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