BlackRock expands climate infra team, New Zealand
BlackRock has appointed Will Thomson as managing director, a portfolio manager in the climate infrastructure team in New Zealand, launching its franchise in the country
Solarpack, Meta sign deal for 210MW solar, Indiana
Spanish developer Solarpack has signed 2 environmental attribute purchase agreements with Meta from its 210MW solar portfolio in Indiana
QMC Telecom secures financing to boost LatAm infra
Puerto Rico-based QMC Telecom has secured a $115 million financing package to boost its digital infrastructure investments across Latin America
GIC to invest in green transition, tech
The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation will focus future investments on the green transition and emerging tech
TRSL makes $65m infra commitments
The Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana has approved $65 million in infra fund commitments
Zayo Group carves out European and NA businesses
Zayo Group, the global network infrastructure provider, has made plans to carve out 2 independent entities focused on its European business and its interests outside of Europe and North America
Challenges for APAC data centres amid growth
Data Centres currently account for up to 3% of global electricity consumption, with projections suggesting this could increase to 4% by 2030 due to ever-increasing demand for cloud services
TierPoint raises $550m in green financing
Data centre solutions provider TierPoint yesterday completed a $550 million asset-backed securities fundraise
T5 Data Centers announces new Illinois campus
Atlanta-based T5 Data Centers will develop a new data centre campus in Grayslake, Illinois
India proposes tighter guidelines for projects
Reserve Bank of India has proposed tighter provisioning norms for some infrastructure financings to keep a control on potential stress from the sector, though this may strangle the projects due to rise in costs
Amazon plans Singapore cloud services investment
Amazon Web Services is planning to invest $8.9 billion into its existing cloud infrastructure in Singapore by 2028