Analysis Archive
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The bidding prospects for Australia's TransGrid
Power Asia PacificThe increasing appetite among investors for infrastructure assets in Australia could push sale prices for the 'poles and wires' privatisation even higher than what has been previously thought
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St. Lawrence bridge PPP, Canada
Transport North AmericaThe new C$4.24 billion ($3.3 billion) bridge over the St. Lawrence river in Montréal is the largest bridge PPP to close in Canada
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H1 2015 League Tables Analysis: Bonds lead Peruvian infra finance
Transport Latin AmericaTwo of the three Peruvian infrastructure deals to close in the first half of 2015 were funded by sizeable bond issuances, according to the IJGlobal H1 2015 League Tables
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Calais Port 2015 expansion, France
Transport EuropeThe Calais Port 2015 project marks the seventh use of the European Investment Bank’s project bond credit enhancement (PBCE) pilot programme and in addition is another enormous private placement taken...
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H1 2015 League Tables Analysis: Europe attracts highest DFI lending
Asia PacificTotal development finance lending into global project finance deals contracted in the first half of 2015 to a value of just over $12 billion, according to the IJGlobal H1 2015 League Tables
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The privatisation of the UK’s Green Investment Bank
Renewables EuropeIn late June, the UK government announced plans to privatise the majority of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) before the next general election. The state-owned institution has “exceeded all...
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H1 2015 League Tables Analysis: Uptick in North American transport PPP
Transport North AmericaClosed deal volume in the second quarter of 2015 raised total transport PPP investment in H1 2015 to $13.32 billion across US and Canada, according to IJGlobal’s H1 2015 league tables
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Data Analysis: European upstream M&A investment increases
Oil & Gas EuropeClosed European upstream M&A investment is up significantly from 2014. More than $5.7 billion of such deals closed through 30 June 2015, up from about $5.1 billion in all of 2014, according to...
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Dutch sea locks: new PPP risks
Transport EuropeRijkswaterstaat is due to select a preferred bidder this week for the Netherlands' largest sea lock PPP – the €850 million ($932 million) IJMond Lock
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QCLNG pipeline acquisition, Australia
Oil & Gas Asia PacificAgainst the fanfare of Australia's state privatisation programmes, APA Group in June 2015 closed its $4.6 billion acquisition of the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) pipeline from BG Group with minimal...
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Data Analysis: GCC builds fewer new MWs
Renewables MENAThe demand for new power generating capacity in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is waning
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The significance of US Ex-Im
North AmericaUS Ex-Im – a leading project finance lender to emerging markets – ceased active lending on Tuesday night (30 June 2015), after Congress allowed the bank’s charter to lapse
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Data Analysis: Commercial banks' increasing role in European offshore wind debt
Renewables EuropeCommercial banks have recently improved their standing against development finance institutions (DFIs) in construction-stage debt for European offshore wind projects
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PJM’s new capacity market rules
Power North AmericaSponsors of power plants in 14 eastern US states may reap a combined $4 billion in increased revenues over the next three years, under rules that the US Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved...
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Data Analysis: Chile's improving PPP pipeline
Transport Latin AmericaChile's Ministry of Public Works (MOP) has slowly increased the number of PPPs awarded to the private sector over the last four-plus years, according to the IJGlobal database
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The role of the US DoE in liquid markets
Renewables North AmericaThe US Department of Energy (DoE) this week announced a new initiative to facilitate renewables investment – the Clean Energy Impact Investment Center
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Data Analysis: Vietnam’s sluggish power
Power Asia PacificInternational lenders have a strong appetite to finance power and energy in Vietnam but a paucity of projects means it is more famine than feast
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US airport PPPs: A slow take-off
Transport North AmericaThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has finally awarded a concession for the refurbishment of LaGuardia Airport's Central Terminal Building to a private sector consortium
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North Carolina Interstate 77, US
Transport North AmericaThe North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) $648 million Interstate 77 toll lanes project is the first PPP for the department