Kate Moriarty
Kate Moriarty
Biography
Kate is an Associate in the Firm's Project Development and Finance Group located in Melbourne. She advises sponsors, financiers and export credit agencies on complex project and acquisition finance transactions, with a focus on major energy and infrastructure projects across the Asia-Pacific region. Kate has significant experience in the renewable energy sector, including offshore wind, solar and battery energy storage projects.
Experience
The export credit agencies and commercial lenders on the approximately US$3.3 billion project financing of Ørsted's 632 MW Greater Changhua 2 Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan. This deal won Utilities Deal of the Year at the 2025 IJF Asia-Pacific Awards.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners on the development and USD 3.1 billion project financing of the 495 MW Fengmiao 1 Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan. This project is the first multi-party corporate power purchase agreement-backed offshore wind project in Asia, and was supported by 27 international and Taiwanese banks, as well as 5 export credit agencies. This deal won Offshore Wind Deal of the Year at the 2025 IJF Asia-Pacific Awards.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners on equity transactions in relation to the 589 MW Changfang and Xidao (CFXD) offshore wind project in Taiwan.
OX2 on the development and project financing of the Muswellbrook solar farm (135 MWac) and battery (100 MW) hybrid project in New South Wales.
Hertz in connection with the securitisation of their Australian rental fleet.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition and development of the 240 MW Summerfield BESS in South Australia.
OX2 on the development of the 118.8 MWac Horsham Solar Farm in Victoria, Australia.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners on the development of Star of the South, Australia's first offshore wind project.*
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners in relation to the acquisition and development of various early-stage renewable energy projects (including wind farms and BESS) across Australia.*
*Including experience gained prior to joining White & Case.