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Richard Chong is Chief Financial Officer at XGS Energy, working in energy sector finance including non-recourse project finance, corporate finance, M&A, capital markets, financial analysis, and strategic planning. His transactions include the $2.25 billion project financing of the Geysers Geothermal Facility and a $1 billion construction and term loan for the Nova BESS Facility (2,720 MWh), along with financing the construction and acquisition of gas generation assets totaling 6,000 MW.
Chief Financial Officer at XGS Energy
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Aligned Climate CapitalNew York · $2M – $10M checks · since 2024Anzu PartnersBillerica · since 2024B Current Impact InvestmentTaipei · since 2024ClearSkyWest Palm Beach · since 2024Climate Innovation CapitalToronto · since 2024Constellation Technology VenturesBaltimore · $2M – $10M checks · since 2024Thin Line CapitalPasadena · $400K – $600K checks · since 2024Valo VenturesSan Francisco · since 2024VoLo Earth VenturesSnowmass Village · $2M checks · since 2024
Experience
- XGS EnergyChief Financial Officercurrent2026 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- Calpine CorpVice President Finance2007 — 2026Houston, Texas, United States
- CMS EnergyFinance Director1999 — 2007
- EYExecutive, Project Finance Group1997 — 1999
- Coopers & LybrandAudit Supervisor1994 — 1997
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Richard Chong?
- Richard Chong is Chief Financial Officer at XGS Energy, working in energy sector finance including non-recourse project finance, corporate finance, M&A, capital markets, financial analysis, and strategic planning. His transactions include the $2.25 billion project financing of the Geysers Geothermal Facility and a $1 billion construction and term loan for the Nova BESS Facility (2,720 MWh), along with financing the construction and acquisition of gas generation assets totaling 6,000 MW.
- Where does Richard Chong work?
- Richard Chong is Chief Financial Officer at XGS Energy.
- Where did Richard Chong go to school?
- Richard Chong studied at University of Cambridge (BA - Economics); Bayes Business School (MSc, Shipping Trade and Finance).
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