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ACQUISITIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [abstract]  
ACQUISITIONS ACQUISITIONS
Oregon Wind Portfolio
On March 24, 2021, Brookfield Renewable, together with institutional partners, completed the acquisition of 100% of a portfolio of three wind generation facilities of approximately 845 MW and development projects of approximately 400 MW (together, "Oregon Wind Portfolio") located in Oregon, United States. The purchase price of this acquisition, including working capital and closing adjustments, was approximately $744 million. The total transaction costs of $6 million were expensed as incurred and have been classified under Other in the consolidated statement of income. Brookfield Renewable holds a 25% economic interest.
This investment was accounted for using the acquisition method, and the results of operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the date of the acquisition. If the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the year, the revenue from the Oregon Wind Portfolio would have been $183 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.
U.S. Distributed Generation Portfolio
On March 31, 2021, Brookfield Renewable, together with institutional partners, completed the acquisition of 100% of a distributed generation business (the "U.S. Distributed Generation Portfolio") comprised of 360 MW of operating and under construction assets across approximately 600 sites and 700 MW of development assets, all in the United States. The purchase price of this acquisition, including working capital and closing adjustments, was approximately $684 million. The total transaction costs of $2 million were expensed as incurred and have been classified under Other in the consolidated statement of income. Brookfield Renewable holds a 25% economic interest.
This investment was accounted for using the acquisition method, and the results of operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the date of the acquisition. If the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the year, the revenue from the U.S. Distributed Generation Portfolio would have been $79 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.
The purchase price allocation, at fair value, as at December 31, 2021, with respect to the acquisitions are as follows:
(MILLIONS)
Oregon Wind Portfolio(1)
U.S. Distributed Generation Portfolio
Total
Cash and cash equivalents$$$2 
Restricted cash49 54 
Trade receivables and other current assets28 23 51 
Property, plant and equipment1,643 723 2,366 
Current liabilities(10)(6)(16)
Current portion of non-recourse borrowings(74)(7)(81)
Financial instruments(16)— (16)
Non-recourse borrowings(761)(133)(894)
Provisions(83)(16)(99)
Other long-term liabilities(33)(23)(56)
Fair value of net assets acquired744 567 1,311 
Goodwill— 117 117 
Purchase price$744 $684 $1,428 
(1)The purchase price allocation is preliminary as at December 31, 2021.
The following investments were accounted for using the equity method as Brookfield Renewable has significant influence through its position in the business, and the results of operations have been included in the audited annual consolidated financial statements since the date of investment.
Polenergia
In the first quarter of 2021, Brookfield Renewable, together with its institutional partners, closed its purchase of a 23% interest in a large scale renewable business in Poland (“Polenergia”), in connection with its previously announced tender offer alongside the current majority shareholder, at a cost of approximately $175 million (approximately $44 million net to Brookfield Renewable for a 6% interest). Brookfield Renewable, together with its institutional partners and the current majority shareholder, holds a 75% interest in the company.
Completed in 2020
The following investments were accounted for using the acquisition method, and the results of operations have been included in the audited annual consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition.
Spanish CSP Portfolio
On February 11, 2020, Brookfield Renewable, through its investment in TerraForm Power, completed the acquisition of 100% of a portfolio of two concentrated solar power facilities (together, “Spanish CSP Portfolio”) located in Spain with a combined nameplate capacity of approximately 100 MW. The purchase price of this acquisition, including working capital adjustments, was €111 million ($121 million). The total acquisition costs of $1 million were expensed as incurred and have been classified under other in the consolidated statement of income (loss).
This investment was accounted for using the acquisition method, and the results of operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the date of the acquisition. If the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the year, the revenue from the Spanish CSP Portfolio would have been $99 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.
The purchase price allocation, at fair value, with respect to the acquisition is as follows:
(MILLIONS)Spanish CSP Portfolio
Cash and cash equivalents$22 
Restricted cash27 
Trade receivables and other current assets33 
Property, plant and equipment, at fair value661 
Deferred tax assets14 
Other non-current assets
Current liabilities(17)
Financial instruments(148)
Non-recourse borrowings(475)
Decommissioning liabilities(23)
Other long-term liabilities(22)
Fair value of identifiable net assets acquired80 
Goodwill41 
Purchase price$121 
Completed in 2019
The following investments were accounted for using the acquisition method, and the results of operations have been included in the audited annual consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition.
India Wind Portfolio
Brookfield Renewable, together with its institutional partners, completed a transaction in India to acquire a 105 MW operating wind facility on June 7, 2019 and a 105 MW operating wind facility on July 8, 2019 (collectively, the “India Wind Portfolio”).
Brookfield Renewable, along with institutional partners, acquired the India Wind Portfolio for a total consideration of INR 4.6 billion ($67 million), plus a contingent payment expected to be INR 0.8 billion ($12 million). Brookfield Renewable holds a 25% economic interest and 100% voting interest. The total acquisition costs of less than $1 million were expensed as incurred and have been classified under other in the consolidated statement of income (loss).
If the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the year, the revenue from the India Wind Portfolio would have been $37 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
China Wind Facility
On September 30, 2019, Brookfield Renewable, together with its institutional partners, completed the acquisition of a 200 MW operating wind facility in China (“China Wind Facility”) for a total consideration of CNY 1,140 million ($160 million). Brookfield Renewable holds a 25% economic interest and 100% voting interest. The total acquisition costs of less than $1 million were expensed as incurred and have been classified under other in the consolidated statement of income (loss).
If the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the year, the revenue from the China Wind Facility would have been $44 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
U.S. Distributed Generation Portfolio (“2019 TERP DG Portfolio”)
On September 26, 2019, Brookfield Renewable, through its investment in TerraForm Power, acquired a 100% interest in a 320 MW distributed generation portfolio of renewable energy facilities in the United States, for total consideration of $735 million. The total acquisition costs of $5 million were expensed as incurred and have been classified under other in the consolidated statement of income (loss).
If the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the year, the revenue from the 2019 TERP DG Portfolio would have been $67 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
The purchase price allocations, at fair value, with respect to the acquisitions are as follows:
(MILLIONS)India Wind PortfolioChina Wind Facility2019 TERP DG PortfolioTotal
Cash$— $— $$
Restricted cash 14 — 16 
Trade receivables and other current assets14 51 47 112 
Property, plant and equipment, at fair value243 307 753 1,303 
Current liabilities(1)(23)(8)(32)
Current portion of non-recourse borrowings(12)(18)— (30)
Financial instruments(4)— — (4)
Non-recourse borrowings(158)(131)— (289)
Deferred income tax liabilities(8)(28)— (36)
Decommissioning liabilities(5)— (33)(38)
Other long-term liabilities(4)— (27)(31)
Fair value of identifiable net assets acquired$79 $160 $735 $974 
The following investments were accounted for using the equity method as Brookfield Renewable has significant influence through its position in the business, and the results of operations have been included in the audited annual consolidated financial statements since the date of investment.
X-Elio
In December 2019, Brookfield Renewable, along with its institutional partners, completed a 50-50 joint venture in respect of X-Elio. Headquartered in Spain, X-Elio's portfolio includes approximately 972 MW of operating solar, approximately 1,000 MW of assets under construction and a 5,000 MW development pipeline with a focus in Spain, Mexico, U.S. and Japan. Brookfield Renewable retains an approximate 12.5% economic interest in the joint venture. Brookfield Renewable's consideration was €124 million ($138 million).