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Infra Dig – Nicholas Beatty, Zenobē Energy
Renewables EuropeIn a flagrant display of self promotion, the Infra Dig podcast interviews the winner of one of last year’s IJGlobal ESG Awards… to ramp up publicity for this year’s event which is currently receiving submissions
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Switching whip hands mid-thrash
Oil & Gas EuropeIt’s time to pull up a seat – popcorn at the ready – to enjoy an almighty dingdong between borrower and lender as battle lines are re-drawn in a swiftly shifting infrastructure finance environment
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Ferrocarril Central refi, Uruguay
Transport Latin AmericaUruguay’s largest ever infrastructure project came a step closer to reality last month as its sponsors completed a $475 million refinancing, providing extra cashflow for new investments while strengthening the project’s long-term financial footing
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Hot Springs Eternal: Ancala’s Evolution of HS Orka
Renewables EuropeWhile renewable investment in Europe has been on a stunning trajectory in recent years, not all opportunities within the space are equal. Geothermal assets such as HS Orka are a rarity in Europe and do not frequently come up for acquisition
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Infra Dig – crowdfunding Spanish renewables
Renewables EuropeIn a break from the norm, the IJGlobal podcast series Infra Dig turns the focus away from mainstream infrastructure and energy finance to shine a light on an interesting organisation in Spain
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Abashiri biomass power plants, Japan
Renewables Asia PacificJapan Petroleum Exploration-led consortium achieved financial close on 2 biomass power plants worth roughly $110 million – a testament that biomass is on a steady rise as an alternative for conventional power generation as countries around the globe accelerate energy transition
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Nepal's hydropower market
Renewables Asia PacificNepal’s hydropower potential is tremendous, yet profoundly underdeveloped. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's government has pumped up the portion of run-of-river projects to 45% of the allocated quota for a 15GW target. This development signals the government's preference for more environmentally friendly assets
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Rv555 road PPP, Norway
Transport EuropeRv555 Sotrasambandet, Norway’s largest transport project to date, reached financial close earlier this year after a brief delay and with a slightly amended PPP contract to account for Covid-19 and geopolitical uncertainty
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Why Brazil is a market to watch
Telecoms Latin AmericaAs Latin America’s largest economy, Brazil has long been a destination for foreign direct investment and international trade – and it’s showing no signs of slowing down in the future
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The Mariana dam collapse and its impact on infra
Mining North AmericaThere has been extensive commentary on the SEC’s recent action against Vale in New York for violating antifraud and reporting provisions of the federal securities laws by making false and misleading statements about dam safety in the company’s sustainability reports and other environmental, social and governance disclosures. The alleged violations relate to the building of the Brumadinho dam
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Provence Grand Large floating wind, France
Renewables EuropeProvence Grand Large floating wind pilot – which is led by a consortium of EDF Renewables and Enbridge Eolien France – quietly reached financial close at the end of last year, marking the first floating wind farm to have benefited from limited-recourse debt financing from commercial banks
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Infra Dig – Nightmare on Edinburgh Tram
Transport EuropeFew projects have the capacity to reduce infrastructure veterans to tears of frustration to quite the extent that Edinburgh Tram can. It will challenge even the sturdiest of rail professionals to keep a bottom lip from wobbling
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Washington DC Smart Street Lighting P3
Social & Defence North AmericaThe District of Columbia reached financial close on its inaugural P3 project - DC Smart Street Lighting - last month with a final debt package of roughly $160 million
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Infra Dig – Maxine Ghavi on BESS and microgrids
Renewables EuropeBattery energy storage systems and microgrids have shot up the agenda as they made the comfortable transition from Core + to a distinctly Core infrastructure investment
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3i Infrastructure's TCR consolidation, Belgium
Transport EuropeWhen 3i Infrastructure and DWS first bought into TCR it caused ripples across the market at a time when Core + was first being coined. Now 3i is consolidating its position...
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Energy Absolute's e-ferry transit portfolio, Thailand
Transport Asia PacificA new scene to combat Bangkok's congestion and pollution has emerged on the bustling Chao Phraya River as new electric ferries cruise the waters. IJGlobal unpacks the structuring of Thai renewable company Energy Absolute's debt package and the implications of the nearly $30 million project on the acceleration of e-mobility across Southeast Asia's transport sector
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Infra Dig – Metrolink: a monumental stinker?
Transport EuropeDublin’s metro system has long been mooted as an essential piece of infrastructure to promote greater mobility around Ireland’s capital… but it has also been the source of immense frustration for the infrastructure community
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ESG – another person’s poison
Renewables North AmericaWhen ESG first reared its head, most folk furrowed brows and disappeared down the rabbit hole of debate which featured repeat analogies where meat and poison feature repeatedly
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Conexión Pacífico 2 refi, Colombia
Transport Latin AmericaIt’s been a busy 18 months for Colombia’s Conexión Pacífico 2 highway PPP with the addition of a new shareholder, completion of construction – and financial close of the second stage of a combined $470 million dual-currency refinancing