• Taking US midstream & LNG to the next level

    Yavor Guerdjikov Oil & Gas North America

    President Trump's executive orders to streamline federal permitting processes comes at a time when the US looks to develop its midstream infrastructure and position itself as a leading LNG exporter

  • Freedom Gas – breaking new territory

    Angus Leslie Melville Oil & Gas North America

    It’s an ill wind that blows a fresh nugget of jargon across our computer screens, and once again we have our cousins across The Pond to thank for it as they re-brand natural gas to “Freedom Gas”

  • Renewable energy – opportunity knocks

    Angus Leslie Melville Renewables MENA

    In a market where there’s a lot more cash available than places to deploy it, developers are following opportunity wherever that may be… hounded by a retinue of eager lenders, equity players and advisers

  • Offshore wind – floating an idea

    Angus Leslie Melville Renewables Europe

    It’s a source of constant consternation for an observer of global infrastructure to watch as nascent technologies make the leap from emergent status to established/bankable in the blink of an eye… and that’s exactly what we see once again in the offshore wind space with floating turbines

  • Thailand floats its energy strategy on solar

    Lyudmila Zlateva, Valentin Mihaylov & David Doré Renewables Asia Pacific

    Thailand's updated power development plan for 2018-37 reflects the country's ambition to embrace renewable energy, and features floating solar projects as a way to diversify the energy mix

  • Sharing “spillover tax revenue”: a revolution in infra

    Alexandra Dockreay Renewables Asia Pacific

    India’s new national broadband network could be the first project to enact an entirely new concession model, one which could revolutionise infrastructure finance

  • Germany: walking on cooling coals

    Lyudmila Zlateva & Sophia Radeva Power Europe

    A German government-appointed commission announced on 26 January that the country should shut down all of its coal-fired power plants by 2030 at the latest. The German government and 16 regional states must now implement the roadmap proposals

  • Mind the MLFs – a warning for Australian renewables

    Alexandra Dockreay Renewables Asia Pacific

    With surprisingly material reductions for Marginal Loss Factors emerging in the AEMO draft figures this month, the owners of Australian wind and solar assets may start to consider policy ideas such as renewable energy zones and revising the risk sharing arrangements with offtakers

  • Peruvian broadband: Get connected

    Lyudmila Zlateva, Katerina Ilieva & Juliana Ennes Telecoms Latin America

    Telecoms projects are on the rise across Latin America, including Peru, where ProInversión in January awarded six broadband network PPP projects for a total investment of $358 million

  • You queue and wait - Kuwait PPP

    Miroslav Hadzhiyski Renewables MENA

    Kuwait has once again restructured its PPP agency to kick-start stalled projects. Despite numerous delays and setbacks, its infrastructure ambitions remain extensive

  • AMLO's new Mexican infra reality

    Juliana Ennes Oil & Gas Latin America

    The cancellation of major projects and a lack of clarity on government plans are making international investors nervous about Mexico though the country's infrastructure need is still significant

  • Bulgaria's contentious energy mix

    Lyudmila Zlateva & Daniela Todorova Renewables Europe

    Huge uncertainty surrounds planned new nuclear power units and existing coal-fired plants in Bulgaria, which should create opportunities for other types of generation. However, renewable energy development and generation has slowed in the country in recent years

  • Nachtigal hydropower, Cameroon

    James Hebert Power Sub-Saharan Africa

    What was originally planned as a captive power project for a Rio Tinto smelter will become the largest hydropower IPP in Africa once constructed

  • Charged with uncertainty - EV charging infra

    Arran Brown & Alexandra Dockreay Transport Europe

    Various public and private led funds are being raised in early 2019 targeting electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Private investors are battling with oil majors and energy utilities for dominance of this nascent market, as appropriate financing structures remain up for debate

  • Renewables across the Sahara

    Miroslav Hadzhiyski Renewables MENA

    North Africa has the weather conditions and large tracts of open land needed to support significant solar and wind power development

  • Canada's energy diversification in 2019

    Yavor Guerdjikov & Iliyan Videnov Renewables North America

    Canada updated its coal-fired electricity regulations in December (2018), introducing much stricter measures. The country is now targeting 90% of electricity from non-emitting sources by 2030, and decreasing carbon pollution from the electricity sector by 12.8 million tonnes.

  • Breaking a Radius and slashing bonuses

    Angus Leslie Melville Power Europe

    Cancellation of the auction for Ørsted's Danish power distribution and street lighting businesses – Radius and City Light – has become a bone of contention for the infrastructure market as bidders are sent packing

  • Privatisations remain airborne in Brazil

    Sophia Radeva Transport Latin America

    The drive to bring private capital into Brazil's state-dominated airport sector has been constant in recent years, despite political volatility that has slowed down the privatisation process

  • The French broadband connection

    Sophia Radeva Telecoms Europe

    Local authorities are plugging the gaps in France's high-speed broadband coverage left behind by traditional telecoms operators by awarding concession contracts under a PPP model