GIP closes $500m power plant deal

Global Infrastructure Partners and energy company Fortistar have acquired bankrupt Texas power generation plant Channelview after US courts approved the deal last month.

Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has acquired a bankrupt cogeneration plant in Texas for $500 million (€317 million). The deal is a joint venture with energy company Fortistar.

The Channelview power generation facility, located 20 miles east of downtown Houston, was approved for sale by a Delaware court last month after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.