Analysis Archive
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Who owns your electricity grid?
Power Asia PacificElectricity distribution assets are considered to be some of the most critical infrastructure in a country. Many developed markets have openly questioned the national security implications of foreign...
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European equity leads US infrastructure investment
Transport North AmericaInternational investors including European, Australian and Canadian sponsors lead the equity investment in the majority of the deals that closed in 2016
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KalSel coal-fired power, Indonesia
Power Asia PacificAfter five years, sponsors Adaro and Korea East-West Power have reached financial close this week on their 2x100MW $540 million KalSel coal-fired independent power producer (IPP) project
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Bigger blades, lower costs
Renewables EuropeAs European offshore wind construction prices fall, wind turbine sizes are scaling up
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Can MENA solar prices continue downward momentum?
Renewables MENASolar development is continuing apace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with Saudi Arabia announcing plans for up to $50 billion of renewables projects by 2030. With bid pricing per kWh...
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UK construction: skills shortages, industry fragmentation and Brexit
Power EuropeThe £130 billion ($160 billion) UK construction industry is facing a number of challenges. Not least among them are skills shortages and industry fragmentation
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3i's acquisition of EISER Global Infrastructure Fund portfolio
Renewables EuropeIn December 2016 EISER agreed to sell the portfolio of the mature EISER Global Infrastructure Fund to a new 3i-managed fund vehicle, funded by existing LPs and new pension fund capital. Increasingly...
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Data Analysis: Chile leads LatAm infra finance in 2016
Oil & Gas Latin AmericaChile was the most active infrastructure finance market in Latin America during 2016
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Is the clean energy transformation irreversible?
Renewables North AmericaAn exploration of outgoing US President Barack Obama's assertion that the renewable energy transition is an irreversible trend
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Data Analysis: North American PE in Latin America
Oil & Gas Latin AmericaA number of US and Canadian PE firms made it into IJGlobal’s infrastructure finance sponsors’ league table for Latin America in 2016
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Iranian sanctions under a Trump Presidency
Asia PacificUS President-elect Donald Trump recently branded the deal lifting sanctions against Iran as “horrible” and has instead suggested doubling the sanctions already in place. With the President-elect’s...
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Data Analysis: India solar powers up
Renewables Asia PacificIn 2016 the total installed solar generating capacity in India nearly doubled and in 2017 capacity is set to double up again
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Repercussions of DAPL denial
Oil & Gas North AmericaPresident-elect Trump’s friendly stance toward oil and gas production in the US DOE Secretary Rick Perry’s status as an ETP board member may not be enough to save the most controversial pipeline...
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Data Analysis: Power deals spike amid MENA market decline
Oil & Gas MENAWhile 2016 saw a resurgence in the total value of power deals closed in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the wider infrastructure market endured a steep decline in activity during the...
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France's evolving energy policy
Renewables EuropeThink of France’s energy sector and you’ll likely think of nuclear: but things are slowly changing
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Renzi, bailouts and Italian infrastructure
EuropeIn seven days the Italian public has rejected a referendum for constitutional reform, its youngest prime minster has resigned and two of its largest banks are frantically restructuring to stay afloat
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Wind deals in Australia see major rebound
Renewables Asia Pacific2016 saw more deals reach financial close with larger volumes then 2015 and 2014, according to IJGlobal's data.
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Could do better: Greece's privatisations
EuropeThe Greek government hopes to raise an additional €2.03 billion ($2.17 billion) in 2017 via privatisations but has fallen far short of its targets set for 2016
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What’s in store for UK offshore wind?
Renewables EuropeThe Green Investment Bank has made offshore wind its biggest investment target. Whether it will continue to focus on offshore wind post-privatisation is unknown