Blackstone Energy Transition Partners
We enable leading energy companies to build enterprises at scale that can deliver clean, reliable and affordable energy to help meet global needs.
what we do
Blackstone Energy Transition Partners is Blackstone’s energy-focused private equity business, a leading energy investor with a successful long-term record, having invested over $24 billion of equity globally across a broad range of sectors within the energy industry.
Investment Opportunity
Our investment philosophy is based on backing exceptional management teams with flexible capital to provide solutions that help energy companies grow and improve performance, thereby delivering cleaner, more reliable and affordable energy to meet the needs of the global community.
Experience and Scale
We employ a flexible investment strategy that enables us to invest across the entire energy transition value chain, including high quality equipment, service and technology providers, and large-scale infrastructure projects that contribute to decarbonization
PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS
Power Grid Components
Power Grid Components (“PGC”) is a premier U.S. designer and manufacturer of critical components for protection, monitoring and safety applications at electrical substations. PGC’s products enable the efficient and safe operation of an essential segment of the electrical grid responsible for managing and monitoring power flows and voltage conversion.
Transmission Developers (TDI)
The Blackstone-backed Champlain Hudson Power Express project will transport clean, renewable power from Quebec to New York City for up to 20% of the city’s total daily power consumption. We believe this innovative project will generate value through job creation, reduced emissions and more affordable energy over the long term.
Enstall
Enstall (formerly known as Esdec Solar Group) is a leading Netherlands-based supplier of solar mounting systems—the equipment securing solar panels in place—that are mission-critical to increasing global access to residential solar power.
Geosyntec
Geosyntec is a premier environmental engineering firm focused on technically sophisticated front-end consulting work across remediation, geotechnical, water and infrastructure projects.
Legence
Legence is an Energy Transition Accelerator® that advises buildings and facilities on how to lower costs and increase performance by implementing renewable energy alternatives.
Westwood
Westwood provides engineering and design solutions that support the energy transition, power grid investments and public and private infrastructure across the United States.
Trystar
Trystar helps promote on-site power resilience at data centers and other key markets by providing the electrical equipment used in backup power solutions.
SEVES
Seves is the parent company of Sediver – the world’s leading manufacturer of the toughened glass insulators that enable electric transmission grids. SEDIVER’s products help modernize the electrical grid in developed economies and power the new build-out of grid systems in emerging markets.
Energy Exemplar
Energy Exemplar supports grid reliability with a software platform that allows decision-makers to accurately model electric, gas and water energy markets – a critical function as these markets grow increasingly complex amid the global energy transition.
News & Insights
Highlights from Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit
David Foley, Global Head of Blackstone Energy Transition Partners, discusses our partnership with Lancium CEO Michael McNamara and Trystar CEO AJ Smith.
Blackstone Energy Transition Partners at SuperReturn Energy 2025
At SuperReturn Energy North America 2025, David Foley discussed the current energy landscape and why we remain deeply confident in the long-term investment opportunities across the energy transition value chain.
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Blackstone Announces $5.6 Billion Final Close for Blackstone Energy Transition Partners IV at Hard Cap
Blackstone announced the final close for its energy-transition-focused private equity fund, Blackstone Energy Transition Partners IV (“BETP IV”). BETP IV closed at its hard cap of $5.6 billion and is approximately 33% larger than its predecessor vehicle.
Note: All figures as of March 31 2025, unless otherwise indicated.
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