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  • Facility D IWPP expansion, Qatar

    James Hebert Power MENA

    While development of the new Facility E IWPP progresses slowly, Qatar’s General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has signed off on a rapid $486.25 million expansion of its existing Facility...

  • Dededo combined-cycle power plant, Guam

    Alexandra Dockreay Renewables Asia Pacific

    Guam Power Authority has procured a 198MW baseload power plant under a build-operate-transfer structure to replace the western Pacific island's ageing and limited baseload power supply. KEPCO becomes...

  • Silvertown Tunnel, UK

    Eliza Punshi Transport Europe

    To say that the UK’s Silvertown Tunnel overcame a series of hurdles to reach financial close would be the understatement of the century. The project tackled environmental objections, planning delays...

  • IJInvestor Awards 2019 Rising Star – Mounir Corm

    Viola Caon Oil & Gas Europe

    Talking to Mounir Corm, one immediately realises that you are dealing with someone whose interests and skills reach far beyond the financial universe

  • PF bankers declare war on The Man

    Angus Leslie Melville Renewables Europe

    One thing a hack never wants to do is to give credit to another title for making a fair fist of a story that sits firmly in his/her own sector… but today, this infra scribbler is swallowing pride...

  • Institutional investors bid high on LatAm infra

    Sophia Radeva & Nikola Yankulov Oil & Gas Latin America

    In search of greater returns, institutional investors from all around the globe seem to be increasingly prepared to take on greater risk. One example of this is a rising appetite for direct investment...

  • Puerta de Hierro – Palmar de Varela 4G road, Colombia

    Juliana Ennes Transport Latin America

    The latest project to reach financial close under Colombia's massive 4G road programme, the Puerta de Hierro – Palmar de Varela and Carreto – Cruz del Viso toll road crossed the finish line at a time...

  • Brazil political risk for infra investors

    Mathew Garver & William Cox Renewables Latin America

    Brazil’s political risk is declining after a decades of tumultuous events. The political crises involving ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Odebrecht, Petrobras and Operation Carwash remain...

  • Omaezaki-kou biomass, Japan

    Mia Tahara-Stubbs Renewables Asia Pacific

    As Japan winds down its generous solar feed-in tariff scheme, the country’s developers have turned to biomass, which still enjoys a relatively high FiT. Renova took full advantage of Japan’s 20-year...

  • IJInvestor's Outstanding Individual: Deborah Zurkow

    Jon Whiteaker Europe

    The inaugural winner of the IJInvestor Awards’ Outstanding Individual accolade is Deborah Zurkow, a woman widely credited as one of the driving forces behind the development of infrastructure as a...

  • No, actually… it’s all about us!

    Angus Leslie Melville Oil & Gas Asia Pacific

    When we go out to meetings and dare to drop into the conversation the subject of awards nights, it can go either of two ways. Either they lean in, ears pricking up… or they peer at you through...

  • Zeroing in on Dutch offshore wind

    Daniela Todorova Renewables Europe

    The Netherlands earlier this year announced a winner in the country's second zero-subsidy offshore wind tender. It was only open to subsidy-free bids and paved the way for a first negative subsidy...

  • What next for Cellnex?

    Arran Brown Telecoms Europe

    Spanish communications infrastructure operator Cellnex Telecoms has had an impressive year having made a string of substantial asset acquisitions, and with several more potential acquisitions in the...

  • The renewable race to refi

    Angus Leslie Melville Renewables Asia Pacific

    All you ever hear these days is doom and gloom. You’d think we were back in the days of box-toting bankers smiling ruefully for the cameras as they exit Lehman Brothers for a final time, liberated pot...

  • Umm al Quwain IWP, UAE

    James Hebert Water MENA

    Only a few remaining conditions precedent stand in the way of ACWA Power reaching financial close on a second desalination facility in the United Arab Emirates in just one month – the latest being the...

  • Fund analysis: AMP Capital Infrastructure Debt Fund IV

    Viola Caon Oil & Gas Asia Pacific

    As the interest for mezzanine strategies spreads among equity managers, AMP Capital has reinforced its reputation in this space by raising a total $6.2 billion on its latest vintage

  • A tale of two sectors

    Miroslav Hadzhiyski Mining Sub-Saharan Africa

    Renewable energy projects and mining developers have both seen significant investment in Sub-Saharan Africa in recent years

  • A game of infra bingo

    Angus Leslie Melville Renewables Europe

    Ladies and gentlemen, take your seats for this afternoon’s infrastructure entertainment. We’ve a game for you to play – a real crowd-pleaser – one that’ll have you on the edge of your seats and excite...

  • Formosa 2 offshore wind, Taiwan

    David Doré Renewables Asia Pacific

    Formosa 2’s $2 billion debt package closed late in October 2019 with the equity contributions to be finalised later in November. The project financing marks K-Sure and Taiwan Life's entries into the...

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