Analysis Archive
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A rocky road ahead for Argentina's PPPs
Latin AmericaThe recent award of six toll roads in Argentina should have been a moment of triumph for President Mauricio Macri's government, which has made increased infrastructure investment a priority. But the...
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France bites bullet – softly – on subsidies
Renewables EuropeFrance has bitten the bullet on subsidies for the first two rounds of its offshore wind programme, slashing them from an eye-watering €200 per MW over 20 years to a – let’s be honest – still pretty...
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Ituango hydro: hopes for sunrise over flooded lands
Renewables Latin AmericaThe almost literally collapsing Ituango hydropower project in Colombia may open the way to a faster development of renewables in the country
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New York sees a green future
Renewables North AmericaThe state of New York in March announced both that it was awarding 26 large-scale renewables projects worth $1.4 billion, and that it had requested to be excluded from the federal offshore oil and gas...
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Norway – Alt for Norge
Transport EuropeIn a European infrastructure market that has been dominated in recent times by refinancing and acquisitions, it seems counter-intuitive to focus on greenfield PPP developments, but hopes springs...
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A30 toll road refinancing, Canada
Transport North AmericaThe refinancing of a project which was intended to divert traffic away from Montreal Island has steered a whole load of Canadian paper across the southern border and into the hands of US investors – a...
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DFI lending in Rwanda
Power Sub-Saharan AfricaSince President Paul Kagame launched his country's Vision 2020 development plan in 2000, substantial progress has been made on improving Rwanda's infrastructure
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Acquisition of HES International, The Netherlands
Oil & Gas EuropeFunds managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets and Goldman Sachs investment bank signed a $1.6 billion deal on 3 April to acquire one of Europe's largest dry and liquid bulk terminals...
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Nobody expects the Spanish disposition
Transport EuropePolitical upheaval in Spain has thrown the European market into disarray as the transport agenda is kicked into the long grass – wiping out the only greenfield pipeline of any scale on the continent
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Asia green bonds: looking ahead
Renewables Asia PacificFinancing of renewables across the Asia Pacific has so far been dominated by commercial and multilateral banks. But regional bond investors are showing interest in green bonds and finance – fuelling...
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Corpus Christi 3 LNG, US
Oil & Gas North AmericaThis is the type of transaction that made everyone involved happy. IJGlobal understands that the only frustration on this deal came from the banks – they wanted more. Cheniere Energy awarded only 14%...
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Saudi – pricing the sun and wind
Renewables MENAThe Middle East has shot to the top of the renewable energy industry’s onshore leader board with an enviable programme of scale. Bidders are now tripping over themselves to compete and word from the...
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Rosy outlook for Indian oil refineries
Oil & Gas Asia PacificIndia recently unveiled plans to set up the world’s largest refinery at Babulwadi, Taluka Rajpur in Ratnagiri district. The project is expected to cost around $40 billion and have a refining capacity...
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Afsluitdijk PPP, The Netherlands
Transport EuropeThe Netherlands’ Afsluitdijk PPP project reveals the extent to which banks from beyond the surrounding region are shying away from Dutch infrastructure projects. Meanwhile, with the Dutch PPP pipeline...
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Spain: for whom the expropriation tolls
Transport EuropeThe euphoria that welcomed the announcement of a €5 billion greenfield Spanish roads programme has waned in recent months as expropriation risks bring progress to a stumbling shuffle and the dreaded...
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2018-2020 infra pipeline in Peru
Latin AmericaPeru’s Private Investment Promotion Agency is conducting roadshows around the world to attract new investment to the country’s substantial pipeline of infrastructure projects. Opportunities for...
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Saudi Arabian renewables tenders
Renewables MENASaudi Arabia in early 2018 announced ambitious new plans to promote renewable energy as part of the kingdom’s long-term strategy to diversify its economy. The kingdom is planning to tender a total of...
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Malaysia: to HSR or not to HSR
Transport Asia PacificMalaysia's new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s pledge to review all foreign contracts and projects has those involved in the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project resigned to yet another...
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Battery power – applying the electrodes
Renewables EuropePerched in the Regency splendour of Le Méridien Piccadilly for the 19th gathering of REFF Europe, surrounded by the great and good of the renewable energy community for a couple of days this week...