Analysis
Analysis Archive
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Offshore wind – floating an idea
Renewables EuropeIt’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...
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EXCLUSIVE Teknaf solar, Bangladesh
Renewables Asia PacificBangladesh’s first 15-year project financing – almost double the typical eight-year maximum tenor for the South Asian country’s infrastructure projects – crossed the finish line last week. GuarantCo...
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Brooklyn Navy Yard cogen refi, US
Power North AmericaAxium Infrastructure completed the refinancing of the Brooklyn Navy Yard 286MW gas and oil-fired cogeneration facility in New York on 14 February using hybrid financing comprising tax-exempt bonds...
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LNG-to-power in Brazil and GNA I
Oil & Gas Latin AmericaAn SPV comprising Prumo Logistics, BP and Siemens reached financial close at the end of March on the development, construction and operation of an LNG-to-power project located in the Brazilian state...
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Ecuadorian PPPs – some progress
Transport Latin AmericaLatin America is increasingly looking at the PPP model as a way of facilitating private investment in new infrastructure. Ecuador is no exception to this trend
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Rookery South Energy Recovery Facility, UK
Renewables EuropeAfter years of financial and environmental challenges, owners of the 60MW Rookery South Energy Recovery Facility at Rookery South Pit near Stewartby, Bedfordshire, brought the project to financial...
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Fund focus switches from Asia Pacific to social infra
Oil & Gas Asia PacificAs eight unlisted, closed-ended infrastructure funds raised $20.6 billion at final close in the first quarter of 2019, some interesting trends have emerged from the IJInvestor Funds and Investors Q1...
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Infra funds – pride before the fall
Renewables EuropeSince the beginning of time, the masses have been enthralled by building higher and bigger… a hubristic trait that usually ends badly and is repeatedly played out in the infrastructure funds space...
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Social housing bundle 1 PPP, Ireland
Social & Defence EuropeFinancial close on bundle 1 of Ireland's first social housing PPP project comes at a time of mounting pressure on the housing market, with a shortage of housing supply, an increased demand for home...
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Ethiopia’s REGREP on reality
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaEthiopia has seen three separate solar programmes reach significant milestones during the course of April – but a more important event last month was the emergence of the Renewable Energy Guarantee...
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Thailand floats its energy strategy on solar
Renewables Asia PacificThailand'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
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Sharing “spillover tax revenue”: a revolution in infra
Renewables Asia PacificIndia’s new national broadband network could be the first project to enact an entirely new concession model, one which could revolutionise infrastructure finance
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The great North American job hunt
Oil & Gas North AmericaFew things set tongues wagging faster in the infrastructure community than recruitment trends, bonuses and salaries. While most folk like to benchmark careers against their peer group – frequently...
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Rabigh-3 IWP, Saudi Arabia
Water MENASaudi Arabia’s Water & Electricity Company is looking to significantly build out desalination capacity in the country, and Rabigh-3 is the first in a pipeline of independent water projects it is...
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Revolving doors whip up a storm
Renewables EuropeWith bonuses now having been trousered by many London infrastructure bankers, the resignation season is in full swing as people ready themselves for new challenges or ease into the salaried luxury of...
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Fibre fiefdoms: here to stay?
Telecoms EuropeFibre-to-the-‘x’ deals – substitute x for premises, home or office – are increasingly visible in the M&A space, and in the last few weeks several deals have seen ambitious new players test the waters...
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Trillium Line Extension P3, Canada
Transport North AmericaThe Trillium Line Extension DBFM project in Ottawa reached financial close in April with SNC-Lavalin – through its wholly-owned subsidiary TransitNEXT – selected to build the project. This was despite...
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MUFG Bank – Global MLA of the Year
Asia PacificIJGlobal awards have long held a special position in the industry, given that they are independently judged by teams of infrastructure and energy specialists in New York, London, Dubai and Singapore –...
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Allen & Overy – Global Legal Adviser of the Year
Asia PacificChoosing a winner for infrastructure and energy legal advisory on a global scale is a challenging feat, made infinitely more simple by aggregating scores from all four of IJGlobal’s independent...