Analysis Archive
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Infra Dig – Chris Creed, US Department of Energy
Renewables North AmericaThe latest episode of the IJGlobal podcast service – Infra Dig – sees the spotlight turn on the US Department of Energy’s vaunted Loan Programs Office and an interview with Chris Creed, chief...
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Connectivity conundrum: offshore wind’s transmission trouble
Renewables North AmericaAlthough an issue facing the whole energy sector, transmission and grid connectivity for the offshore wind industry has reached a whole new level of complexity.
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IJGlobal Regional Report – North America, Q3 2023
Oil & Gas North AmericaPerformance in the infrastructure and energy space across North America in the third quarter of this year proved to be a mixed bag with an overall sense that the market compares poorly to recent...
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Texas Energy Fund: Black gold or green energy?
North AmericaTexas lawmakers via a two-thirds margin voted in a controversial constitutional amendment that authorizes a $10 billion Texas Energy Fund aimed at providing low-interest loans to build gas-fired power...
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Uncharted waters: offshore wind tax equity and credits
Renewables North AmericaAmong the many hurdles the offshore wind sector is facing, the lack of guidelines for tax credits guidelines remains one of the most convoluted.
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IJGlobal Regional Report – Europe, Q3 2023
Oil & Gas EuropeThe third quarter of 2023 showed strong performance for Europe across the broader “infrastructure finance” category when held against the corresponding period in 2022, providing marginal cheer in an...
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A fool and their money are soon parted
Social & Defence EuropeThe English language is rich in proverbs and this one (the headline) happens to be one of the many imparted to me by my grandmother – a rather splendid woman who had a strong influence on me from the...
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London Array stake acquisition, UK
Renewables EuropeGreencoat UK Wind, together with other Schroders Greencoat-managed funds, sealed in August the acquisition of a 25% stake in the 630MW London Array offshore wind farm from Ørsted for £717 million
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Karatau farm: Uzbekistan’s first wind PPP
Renewables Asia PacificThe 100MW Karatau wind farm in Uzbekistan is set to become a harbinger of many more landmark transactions in the Central Asian country
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Fundraising… swimming naked in the rip tide
Social & Defence EuropeRoaming around the market this week – as is one’s wont – it’s comforting (if not a tad worrisome) to hear rumblings from within the infra fund community that confirm what's been said for a while… with...
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Offshore wind: Mind the PPA gap
Renewables North AmericaThe seas have been rough for the offshore wind sector, and projects are repeatedly being hit by rising interest rates, supply chain disruptions, local unrest, and political opposition. Financing...
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GreenYellow’s rooftop solar PV portfolio, Vietnam
Renewables Asia PacificFrench renewable developer GreenYellow recently secured a $13.8 million debt package to finance a rooftop solar PV portfolio for commercial and industrial customers in Vietnam, providing a template...
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Hai Long Offshore Wind, Taiwan
Renewables Asia PacificNorthland Power-backed Hai Long Offshore Wind Project weathered numerous storms to achieve financial close. The largest offshore wind farm financing in Asia Pacific established many more firsts, but...
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Green hydrogen: Build, scale, commercialize
Renewables North AmericaGreen hydrogen development took a giant stride towards bankability as the Department of Energy selected 7 green hydrogen hub winners across 16 states, handing out $7 billion from the Bipartisan...
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Pamplona-Cúcuta Highway Refi, Colombia
Transport Latin AmericaSpanish construction firm Sacyr – through its fully-owned SPV Unión Vial Río Pamplonita – reached financial close in late June on the refinance of its Pamplona-Cúcuta Highway in Colombia. The...
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Road ahead: Actis' new structure for Indian acquisition
Transport Asia PacificPrivate equity firm Actis took a new approach to its acquisition of a road portfolio of 6 operating assets in India. The loan backing the acquisition is structured in a way that it continues even...
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Infra Dig – Ian Brown talks UKIB
Renewables EuropeThis latest episode of Infra Dig – the IJGlobal podcast service – sees the focus return to the UKIB for an update on progress. Ian Brown, head of banking and investments, speaks openly...
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Zenobē Fundraising Round 2, UK
Renewables EuropeLondon-headquartered battery storage and EV company Zenobē completed its second round of funding in September 2023, seeing more than $1 billion raised
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BESS: Making money, solving problems
North AmericaBattery energy storage systems (BESS) M&A activity in the US continues to steadily increase as nationwide transmission upgrades and interconnectivity queues grow – with deals for the relatively new...