Near‑billion Proportionate Operational EBITDAF and Asset Growth
Proportionate operational EBITDAF of $989 million (top half of guidance) and total asset value up 13%, driven by portfolio investment and strong contributions from growth businesses.
CDC: Rapid Scale‑Up and Contracted Capacity Exceeding 1 GW
CDC delivered a nearly 20% uplift in EBITDAF, completed 350 of 450 MW that were under construction at the start of the year, has 572 MW under construction at year‑end, announced a 555 MW customer contract after 31 March (lifting contracted capacity to >1 GW), raised CapEx to $2.1 billion (up $400 million), secured a Moody's Baa2 public credit rating and launched a hybrid AMTN bond program. FY27 EBITDAF guidance is $680–720 million with FY28 guidance of ~$1 billion and a FY30 target of ~$2 billion.
Longroad: Strong Earnings Growth and Accelerated Development Cadence
Longroad delivered a 170% increase in EBITDA to $121 million for the year, reported OpCo run‑rate EBITDAF of USD 367 million, increased its target development cadence from 1.5 GW to 2.0 GW per annum (a 33% rise), qualified over 6 GW of projects for U.S. tax credits, acquired a 2.8 GW solar+storage project with a PPA, and is targeting $1 billion of OpCo run‑rate EBITDAF by the end of the decade. Infratil has committed up to $300 million of additional equity funding to support the acceleration.
Material Investment Driving Future Growth
Proportionate capital expenditure of $2.7 billion for the year (investment to underpin future earnings) and CDC/Longroad CapEx programs driving sizable near‑term and medium‑term growth.
Improved Funding Profile, Liquidity and Cost Savings
Infratil obtained an inaugural S&P BBB+ rating (improving access to debt markets), reported $1.1 billion of available liquidity at 31 March, launched a capital bonds PDS to diversify funding, and expects medium‑term interest cost savings of roughly $10 million per annum from improved funding terms.
Resilience and Operational Wins in Key Portfolio Companies
One NZ and Wellington Airport delivered guidance and positive EBITDAF growth despite challenging domestic conditions; Qscan (Australia) delivered double‑digit growth and is in a sale process; EonFiber recorded first full year EBITDAF of $65 million and secured a material undersea contract; free cash flow and dividends doubled year‑on‑year.
Progress on Strategic Recycling of Capital and ESG Momentum
On track toward the medium‑term $1 billion divestment target with $600 million completed and Qscan sale process underway; partial sale of Contact stake (~$495 million realized in recent period) enhanced liquidity; portfolio ESG performance improved and SBTi target work progressing (CDC scoping).