Analysis Archive
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Lebanon’s designs on PPP
Renewables MENALebanon has unveiled plans for a $22 billion Infrastructure Investment Programme (IIP) to be implemented over the coming 12 years, with $6 billion of that designated as PPPs. The programme opens up...
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Power push in Bangladesh
Power Asia PacificBangladesh has the potential for significant economic growth but still suffers from huge unmet power demand. The country is trying to address this power deficit by investing in renewables and...
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Australia: Sydney congestion
Transport Asia PacificInfrastructure Australia's priority list for 2018 is focusing on resolving congestion in Sydney, the country’s largest city
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Çanakkale Bridge, Turkey
Transport EuropeTurkey’s north western regions have seen a flurry of transport projects of late, with bridges – specifically the third Bosporus bridge, which opened to traffic on 26 August 2016, and the recently...
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Samurai loans – new master for Ronin lenders
Water Asia PacificA wind of change is sweeping the Australian financing market with MUFG closing syndication on its second refi of a major piece of availability-based infrastructure today, leveraging the fearsome might...
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Sparks of life in Brazilian transmission
Power Latin AmericaThe Brazilian government sees investment in transmission assets as a key tool in boosting the country’s economy. After a number of years of limited interest in development auctions, improved returns...
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Boston automated fare P3, US
Transport North AmericaA new automated fare collection system for Boston, but Charlie is still stuck on the subway
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Belt and Road: the next phase
Asia PacificChina is looking to shift the funding strategy for its Belt and Road initiative away from government loans and towards more diversified sources of financing
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Infra debt funds: small but growing
Oil & Gas EuropeEven though the IJInvestor database shows that only 20% of total funds in raising mode are geared towards debt rather than equity deals, investor appetite for the asset class seems to be slowly...
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China powering into Africa
Power Sub-Saharan AfricaLast year saw a surge in investment in Africa power assets by Chinese institutions, demonstrating how the continent continues to be of major economic and strategic importance to the Asian superpower
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EXCLUSIVE The Colombia 4G slow down
Transport Latin AmericaDistrust in the government and corruption scandals have made most banks hit the brake
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Spalding Energy Expansion Project, the UK
Power EuropeInterGen’s Spalding Energy Expansion Project in Lincolnshire, the UK, reached financial close on 27 February – to a tune of £72 million in debt financing
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Here come the Belgians…
Transport EuropeBelgium looks to be on the verge of launching a pipeline of projects – a development that may stay the hand of the European greenfield community which is currently tying a hangman’s noose, one eye...
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Renewables tenders in Turkey
Renewables EuropeIt is not without its challenges, but the Turkish renewables market is providing ample opportunities for investment in greenfield projects
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White-Line Fever – the European malady
Oil & Gas Sub-Saharan AfricaIn a perfect world all infrastructure and energy projects are delivered without hitch, operate as expected and run the course of the contract within the parameters outlined in tomes of legal...
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Fund analysis: Basalt Infrastructure Partners II
Renewables EuropeUK-based manager Basalt Infrastructure Partners on 8 February announced final close for its second infrastructure fund at $1.3 billion
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The most important US infra project (that may never happen)
Transport North AmericaA project that has to be built, a funding gap of billions of dollars, and a President reluctant to plug it
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Saudi gets solar right with Sakaka
Renewables MENAAfter a number of false starts, Saudi Arabia’s first utility scale solar project – the 300MW Sakaka PV plant – is nearing financial close. The deal is the first step in the kingdom’s ambitious...
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Data centres – led by the wrinkled nose
Telecoms EuropeData centres - they are increasingly flavour of the day among infrastructure funds with a good number of them shifting focus to target these assets. We are seeing increasing activity in this space and...