Global investment firm The Carlyle Group and large-scale infrastructure firm VICO Infrastructure Company have formed a partnership through which the firms will invest in water and related energy infrastructure projects across the United States. The partnership develops, acquires, and optimizes water, desalination, wastewater treatment, and water reuse facilities across the country, meeting a growing need to address water scarcity due to population growth and aging infrastructure. Carlyle intends to fund any investments developed through this partnership from its Carlyle Global Infrastructure Opportunity Fund.
AlphaStruxure is a joint venture of Schneider Electric and The Carlyle Group created to build digitized, decentralized, and decarbonized energy systems. AlphaStruxure designs, builds, owns, and operates microgrids – local energy networks that deliver sustainability, reliability, resilience, and long-term savings for clients. Through an Energy as a Service (EaaS) model, AlphaStruxure empowers clients to transform their energy infrastructure with no upfront cost. VICO and AlphaStruxure collaborate on solving complex energy challenges within the water infrastructure sector.