UGE International
40°45′18.9″N 73°59′35.9″W / 40.755250°N 73.993306°W
| Industry | Renewable energy solutions |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | New York, NY, New York , United States |
Number of locations | Toronto, Cebu |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Nick Blitterswyk, CEO |
| Products | Solar panels, energy storage, power management systems, remote monitoring systems |
| Services | Commercial solar energy projects |
Number of employees | 100–150 |
| Website | www |
UGE International is a worldwide distributed solar energy company, founded in 2008, with headquarters in New York City and Toronto, and a local office in the Philippines. As of 2021, the company has installed 500MW of solar energy worldwide and completed more than 700 projects.[1] In 2024, UGE was acquired by investment firm NOVA Infrastructure.[2]
Services
The company develops, owns, and operates community and commercial solar & energy storage projects. Building owners, landowners, and institutional and commercial entities serve as site hosts for the solar projects. Residential and commercial off-takers subscribe to receive electricity from the solar projects.[3] UGEngineering, a subsidiary of UGE International, provides engineering consulting services to clients in the United States and abroad.[4]
History
In August 2013, the company raised $20m fund from Tamra-Tacoma Capital Partners (now Energent L.P.) to provide financing for uge's fast-growing telecoms segment[5] and secured $5M investment from Energine in April 2014.[6]
In 2014 the company was publicly listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX:UGE.V).[7][8] The Haywood Securities initiated research coverage on the company in November 2017, setting a target share price of $1[9] and in June 2018, the SeeThru Equity initiated coverage with a price target of C$1.02 / $0.78.
In March 2015, the company closed its non-brokered private placement of units (the "Units") at $1.50 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of CAD 1,784,751.[10] The company acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity shares of Endura Energy Project Corp. in February 2016.[11]
In 2017, UGE signed a $15 million contract with Peterborough Utilities that become one of the largest contracts in their history.[12] The company also signed an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters the same year according to which the underwriters agreed to purchase three million units from the company at 60 cents per unit on a bought deal private placement basis for aggregate gross proceeds of $1.8-million.[13]
In 2025, UGE acquired 122 solar projects from from OYA Renewables in a bankruptcy auction. The 2.35GW portfolio spans 14 states.[14]
References
- ^ "UGE Announces Q2 2021 Project Updates, Surpasses 500MW in Experience". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Joseph, Irien (2024-05-29). "Nova Infrastructure to take UGE International private". PE Hub. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ "UGE USA".
- ^ "UGEngineering".
- ^ "Urban Green Energy Secures 20M Investment". UGE. Archived from the original on 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
- ^ "Urban Green Energy Secures 5M Investment Ahead of Public Listing". New Energy World Network.
- ^ "UGE International Ltd". TSX Inc .
- ^ "UGE International Ltd. (UGE.V)". Yahoo Finance.
- ^ "UGE International Ltd. (UGE-V, C$0.46)" (PDF). Haywood Securities Inc.
- ^ "UGE International Ltd. Announces Increase in Size and Closing of Private Placement". Market Wired.
- ^ "UGE Announces Closing of Short Form Prospectus Offering". UGE International Ltd. Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ "UGE to develop 15 PV projects in Ontario". PV Tech.
- ^ "UGE Int'l arranges $1.8-million private placement". Stockwatch.
- ^ Srivasthav G, Karthik (2025-06-04). "UGE takes over 2.41 GW solar assets from OYA Renewables". SOLARbytes. Retrieved 2026-03-17.