From: "Thomas Jr., Landon" <
To: "Jeffrey E." <jeevacation@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Vision Fund/Saudi
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2018 20:31:48 +0000
Perhaps -- but I need to show how/why.
On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 4:28 PM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:
All nonsense
On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 10:18 PM Thomas Jr., Landon < wrote:
If you are an outside investor in VF, I would think this type of investment would worry you. I really think
there are some fishy things going one here/with Saudi. I just need to find out what they are!
NEW YORK (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp's (9984.7) Vision Fund will invest in creating the
world's biggest solar power project in Saudi Arabia, it said on Tuesday, stepping up its involvement in
the kingdom and expanding beyond technology.
The project is expected to have the capacity to produce up to 200 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, SoftBank Chief
Executive Masayoshi Son told reporters in New York. That would add to around 400 GW of globally
installed solar power capacity and is comparable to the world's total nuclear power capacity of around 390
GW as of the end of 2016.
By investing in solar power, Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, can reduce the amount of crude it
currently uses to generate power and increase its overseas shipments. The move illustrates the commitment
by the de facto Saudi ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, to transform the country's economic
status quo.
The final investment total for the 200 GW of generation, including the solar panels, battery storage and a
manufacturing facility for panels in Saudi Arabia, will eventually total around $200 billion, Son said.
The initial phase of the project, for 7.2 GW of solar capacity, will cost $5 billion, with $1 billion coming
from SoftBanIc's Vision Fund and the rest from project financing, he said.
Landon Thomas, Jr.
Financial Reporter
New York Times
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