Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Founded in 2012, CIP today is the world’s largest{{cn|date=May 2025}} dedicated fund manager within greenfield renewable energy investments and a global leader in offshore wind. The funds managed by CIP focus on investments in offshore- and onshore wind, solar PV, biomass and energy-from-waste, transmission and distribution, reserve capacity and storage, Power-to-X and advanced bioenergy.

CIP manages eleven funds and has to date{{when?|date=May 2025}} raised approximately EUR 32 billion for investments in energy and associated infrastructure from more than 180 international institutional investors. CIP has more than 500 employees and offices in Copenhagen, London, Hamburg, München, Utrecht, Luxembourg, Madrid, New York, Tokyo, Singapore, Seoul, and Melbourne.

CIP focuses its on investments in greenfield energy infrastructure projects. By entering early, the company attempts to obtain exclusive access to some of the most attractive investment opportunities. De-risking and structuring the projects may create an attractive risk-adjusted return for investors alongside a significant positive impact on the local society and environment.

CIP has a market-leading{{cn|date=May 2025}} portfolio of green energy projects, totalling approximately 120 GW. CIP aims raising €100 billion by 2030 to be invested in green energy investments.

All CIP’s funds seek to invest in renewable energy infrastructure projects which can assist in transitioning the global economy into a net-zero emissions scenario by 2050. Recently,{{when?|date=May 2025}} CIP announced its Fund V - the CI V. CI V will be CIP’s 11th fund and is set to become the world’s largest dedicated greenfield renewable energy fund

In September-November 2022, Danish business daily "Berlingske Business" published a series of articles about the past, present and future of CIP.{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=Jonas Rimer |date=2022-10-15 |title=»Det her kommer til at slå alt. Igen« – diskrete danskere vil rejse over 100 milliarder i kamp mod klima- og energikrisen |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/content/item/1678223 |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Berlingske.dk |language=da}} In 2023, Ignitis and CIP won the tender in an auction to develop offshore wind farms in the Liivi 1 and Liivi 2 areas for Estonia in the Baltic Sea.{{Cite web |last=Buljan |first=Adrijana |date=2024-01-17 |title=CIP, Ignitis to Build Both of Estonia's Offshore Wind Farms, Plan to Combine Sites Into Single Project |url=https://www.offshorewind.biz/2024/01/17/cip-ignitis-to-build-both-of-estonias-offshore-wind-farms-plan-to-combine-sites-into-single-project/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Offshore Wind |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-12-14 |title=Copenhagen Infrastructure and Ignitis score in Estonian wind tender |url=https://www.energyglobal.com/wind/14122023/copenhagen-infrastructure-and-ignitis-score-in-estonian-wind-tender/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Energy Global |language=en}}

• [https://cipartners.dk/2012/10/11/pensiondanmark-invests-800-meur-cip/ Copenhagen Infrastructure I K/S] - established in 2012 with a total commitment of EUR ~1bn by PensionDanmark
• [https://cipartners.dk/2015/07/02/copenhagen-infrastructure-partners-ends-fundraising-period-new-fund-total-commitment-dkk-14-7bn-eur-2bn/ Copenhagen Infrastructure II K/S] - established in 2014 with a total commitment of EUR 2bn by 19 Danish and international institutional investors
• [https://cipartners.dk/2018/04/10/final-close-copenhagen-infrastructure-iii-eur-3-5-billion/ Copenhagen Infrastructure III K/S] - established in 2018 with a total commitment of EUR 3.5bn (hard cap) exceeding the EUR 3bn target fund size
• [https://cipartners.dk/2021/04/19/cip-reach-final-close-on-copenhagen-infrastructure-iv-at-the-eur-7-billion-hard-cap/ Copenhagen Infrastructure IV K/S] - established in 2020 with a total commitment of EUR 7bn (hard cap) exceeding the EUR 5.5bn target fund size
• Copenhagen Infrastructure V K/S - Launched in 2023 the fund reached a first close at EUR 5.6 billion in capital commitments received – putting it on track to reach its target fund size of EUR 12 billion and become the world’s largest dedicated greenfield renewable energy fund - [https://www.cip.com/funds/flagship-funds/ CIP - Flagship funds]
• [https://cipartners.dk/2019/12/05/final-close-of-ci-new-markets-fund-i-with-usd-1bn/ Copenhagen Infrastructure New Markets Fund I K/S] - established in November 2019 with a total commitment of USD 1.0bn exceeding the target fund size
• [https://cipartners.dk/2022/08/31/copenhagen-infrastructure-partners-reach-final-close-on-ci-energy-transition-fund-i-at-the-eur-3-billion-hard-cap/ Copenhagen Infrastructure Energy Transition Fund I K/S] - established in 2022 with a total commitment of EUR 3bn (hard cap).
• [https://cipartners.dk/2022/04/27/cips-advanced-bioenergy-fund-reaches-first-close-with-eur-375-million-in-commitments/ Copenhagen Infrastructure Advanced Bioenergy Fund I K/S] - established in 2023 with a total commitment of EUR 750m
• [https://cipartners.dk/2022/02/03/cip-launches-its-first-debt-fund-green-credit-fund-i-with-a-target-fund-size-of-eur-1-bn/ Copenhagen Infrastructure Green Credit Fund I K/S] - CIP's first debt fund. Established in 2023 with a total commitment of EUR 1bn reaching the target fund size.

• CI Artemis K/S - established in 2014 with a total commitment of EUR 392m
• CI Artemis II K/S - established in 2020 with a total commitment of approximately EUR 300m

CIP aims for EUR 100bn in renewable energy investments by 2030.{{cite web |title=Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners |url=https://cipartners.dk/2021/11/01/cip-aims-for-eur-100bn-in-renewable-energy-investments-by-2030/ |website=www.cipartners.dk |publisher=Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners |access-date=16 December 2021}}

CIP is a main investment firms for green energy and infrastructure projects. CIP has gone from having €1 billion under management for a single Danish investor in a single fund to having approximately €32 billion in eleven funds for more than 180 Danish and international institutional investors.

PensionDanmark (a Danish pension fund) was a founding investor and remains is a major investor.{{cite web |title=Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners |url=https://www.pensiondanmark.com/en/alternative-investments-frontpage/copenhagen-infrastructure-partners/ |website=www.pensiondanmark.com |publisher=Pension Denmark |access-date=2 August 2019}}

Through its funds, CIP has wide range of investments in operation, construction and late-stage development. Examples are listed below:

• [https://hoestptxesbjerg.dk/ Høst - Denmark's first and one of Europe's biggest PtX facility for the production of green ammonia]
• Veja Mate - an offshore wind farm with a capacity of 402 MW located in the German North Sea[https://vejamate.de/ Veja Mate]
• [https://www.monegroswindfarms.com/ Monegros] - 12 operational onshore wind farms in Aragon, Spain, with a total installed capacity of 487 MW
• Vineyard Wind - First U.S utility-scale offshore wind energy project. Generating clean energy for over 400,000 homes while reducing carbon emissions by over 1.6 million tons per year{{Cite web |title=Vineyard Wind 1 |url=https://www.vineyardwind.com/vineyardwind-1 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Vineyard Wind |language=en-US}}
• [https://fightingjays.com/ Fighting Jays] - a 350 MW large-scale solar farm located approximately 70 kilometers from Houston's downtown area, powering about 530.000 households
• [https://www.misaesolar.com Misae] - CIP’s first large-scale solar investment, a 240 MW project, capable of creating enough clean energy to power nearly 60,000 houses per year.
• [https://www.starofthesouth.com.au/ Star of the South] - An offshore wind project located in Australia with a capacity of 2.2 GW and capable of powering around 1.2 million homes
• 5 GW of solar and battery in Australia{{cite web |title=Elgin secures connection approval for hybrid solar and battery project |url=https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/05/14/elgin-secures-connection-approval-for-hybrid-solar-and-battery-project/ |website=pv magazine Australia |language=en-AU |date=14 May 2025}}
• Changfang and Xidao (CFXD) - [https://cisc.dk/assets/changfang-and-xidao/ The CFXD Offshore Wind Project] is a 589 MW capacity project located off the western coast of Changhua, Taiwan

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