UKIB makes 4 NED appointments
The UK Infrastructure Bank has appointed 4 new non-executive directors, with each term taking effect from today
EY poaches modelers for digital twin offshoot
The Australian arm of EY has poached 5 modelers from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, expanding its digital twin practice
SolarAfrica set to power $1bn Joburg data centre
South Africa-based renewables firm SolarAfrica has signed with US data centre developer Vantage DC a 20-year PPA to supply solar energy to the latter’s $1 billion, 80MW Johannesburg data centre campus
Cordiant signs €200m Eurobond facility
Listed infrastructure investment vehicle Cordiant Digital Infrastructure has signed a €200 million Eurobond facility
STT, Samsung to develop South Korea data centre
Singaporean telco ST Telemedia has partnered with South Korea-based Samsung for a second data centre in the southwest of Seoul
Nooy leaving InfraCo Asia
Allard Nooy is stepping down as CEO at InfraCo Asia by the end of the month, while chief operating officer Claudine Lim will serve as interim CEO
UKIB selects first permanent exec team
The UK Infrastructure Bank has appointed the 5 founding members of its new permanent executive team, all of whom will be based at its headquarters in Leeds
NEXI and ATI provide Ethiopian telecom cover
NEXI and the ATI have provided investment risk insurance cover for the GPE consortium’s $200 million telecoms project in Ethiopia
OPERF commits to latest Brookfield fund
The board of the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund has approved a $500 million allocation to the latest vintage of Brookfield’s flagship infrastructure strategy
Orsted JV’s digital hopes for Danish energy island
The joint venture of Orsted and Andean Telecom Partners have today executed an MoU with Nordic fibre network operator GlobalConnect to explore the options for a digital hub on Denmark’s planned 10GW Green Energy Island
Mizzi joins infrastructure think tank
Plenary Group’s Julie-Anne Mizzi has today been appointed to the board of infra policy think tank Infrastructure Partnerships Australia
CLP, ESR to develop data centres
Hong Kong-based power developer CLP is partnering with Asia-focused real asset manager ESR Group for sustainable data centres and logistics centres in South China
Green Arrow and Société Générale to promote fund
Italy’s Green Arrow Capital has signed a partnership agreement with Société Générale to promote the Green Arrow Infrastructure of the Future fund to a select group of institutional investors
Fiera invests in Greek fibre
Mid-market direct investor Fiera Infrastructure and an affiliate of Fiera Capital Corporation has agreed to provide growth capital to Inalan, a Greek fibre-to-the-home internet service provider
Californian county pension fund commits to Brookfield
San Luis Obispo County Pension Trust has made a $30 million commitment to the Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partners fund