Analysis Archive
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EXCLUSIVE New kid on the block
Latin AmericaThe US International Development Finance Corporation is open for business, and the new development bank is keen to convey that it is not just a rebranded OPIC. With new tools at its disposal, it is...
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EXCLUSIVE CFXD offshore wind, Taiwan
Renewables Asia PacificCopenhagen Infrastructure Partners' CFXD offshore wind project in Taiwan Strait closed late last month on a roughly $3.94 billion financing package, as two new financial investors and an Asian export...
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New England Power, US
Power North AmericaHaving plucked two aging Massachusetts peakers out of GenOn Energy’s bankruptcy proceedings in 2018, Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners repackaged them last year into a 1.6GW portfolio called New...
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Hurontario Light Rail, Ontario
Transport North AmericaLate last year the long awaited C$2.1 billion Hurontario Light Rail Transit (LRT) development, that will cut the commute from Mississauga to Brampton by 10 minutes, reached financial close
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Pipeline cyberattack highlights risk to energy infra
Oil & Gas North AmericaA hacking attack recently shut down an entire US gas pipeline asset for two days, underscoring concerns raised by experts and advocacy groups about the growing threat of cyberattacks in energy and...
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Fingering the Force Majeure trigger
Renewables Asia PacificA lot of people write off Coronavirus – Covid-19 if you really must – as a storm in a teacup, a ramped-up flu virus that’s no more worrisome than a passing bout of the snuffles… however, the...
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A wash out for UK water
Water EuropeThe UK water regulator Ofwat left several British water companies in floods of tears in December 2019 by proposing some of the strictest requirements since privatisation in 1989, setting the stage for...
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IRS guidance "big win" for carbon capture tax equity
Power North AmericaAfter two years of waiting, tax equity investors finally have much-needed guidance from the Internal Revenue Service on the framework for investments in carbon capture and storage projects
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East Rockingham Resource Recovery Facility, Australia
Renewables Asia PacificThe East Rockingham Resource Recovery Facility is the second large-scale energy-from-waste facility to reach financial close in Australia. It differs from its predecessor in its new waste supply...
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Miami-Dade Courthouse, Florida
Social & Defence North AmericaAfter years of delays, Plenary Justice Miami has reached financial close on the Miami-Dade County civil and probate courthouse that will replace an existing courthouse so old that it once held a trial...
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IPIF: Democratising unlisted infra for Australia's SMSFs
Power Asia PacificAs Melbourne-based fund-of-funds manager IPIF is in a A$250 million round of fundraising for its IPIF Core platform, the manager is considering future possibilities for direct investing. Meanwhile...
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I Squared consolidates in Peru
Power Latin AmericaA year after private equity firm I Squared Capital completed the acquisition of a large renewable energy portfolio in Latin America, the fund tied up the final loose ends by refreshing the debt in...
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Valentine’s Bonus – bankers are blue
Renewables EuropeWord from the banking community has it that if you’re holding out for a heart-warming letter from your boss in the coming weeks – one that leaves you in little doubt how much you’re loved – well…...
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Vinča waste-to-energy PPP, Serbia
Renewables EuropeA consortium of Suez, Itochu and Marguerite closed late last year on a landmark waste-to-energy PPP project to transform waste management in Serbia’s capital city
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Newhurst waste-to-energy, UK
Renewables EuropeBiffa, Covanta and Macquarie’s GIG successfully reached financial close on the 42MW Newhurst waste-to-energy project in Leicestershire against a backdrop of Brexit uncertainty
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Banks and developers mull CFE's plans for renewables
Renewables Latin AmericaAs the Mexican government upends incentives, self-supply contracts and the market for clean energy certificates, project finance and investment bankers in New York and developers in Mexico City are...
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EXCLUSIVE Kacific1 satellite, Space
Telecoms Asia PacificKacific anticipates commercial service to start next month on its satellite Kacific1 nearly 35,800km above the equator, following the satellite’s launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket about two months...
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SOFR, so good?
North AmericaAs lenders and borrowers prepare to say goodbye to Libor, also known as “the most important number in finance,” are project finance professionals ready?
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Smart Cities – Fear and Loathing in Toronto
Telecoms North AmericaThe conservative – definitely lower case c – nature of Torontarians is being pushed to breaking point by ambitious plans to build a Smart City on their doorstep, giving the international market an...