• Infra Dig – Quinbrook’s ESG tech bonanza

    Angus Leslie Melville Renewables Europe

    ESG and technology in infrastructure and energy are front-and-centre for this week’s Infra Dig podcast as the focus turns to Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners – winner of the tech trophy in last year’s inaugural IJGlobal ESG Awards

  • Koudia al Baida wind farm repowering, Morocco

    James Hebert Renewables MENA

    Africa’s first ever wind farm – the 50MW Koudia al Baida in the Tangier region of northern Morocco – will be rebuilt and doubled in size as part of a €138 million ‘repowering’ project signed by French power developer EDF and Morocco’s Masen

  • Infra Dig – Nicholas Beatty, Zenobē Energy

    Angus Leslie Melville Renewables Europe

    In 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

  • Switching whip hands mid-thrash

    Angus Leslie Melville Oil & Gas Europe

    It’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

  • Ferrocarril Central refi, Uruguay

    George Hames Transport Latin America

    Uruguay’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

  • Hot Springs Eternal: Ancala’s Evolution of HS Orka

    Arran Brown; Katie Davies Renewables Europe

    While 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

  • Infra Dig – crowdfunding Spanish renewables

    Angus Leslie Melville Renewables Europe

    In 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

  • Abashiri biomass power plants, Japan

    Civi Yap Renewables Asia Pacific

    Japan 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

  • Nepal's hydropower market

    Sophia Thomson Renewables Asia Pacific

    Nepal’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

  • Rv555 road PPP, Norway

    Maya Chavvakula Transport Europe

    Rv555 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

  • Why Brazil is a market to watch

    Lucas Fiuza Telecoms Latin America

    As 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

  • The Mariana dam collapse and its impact on infra

    Hermès Marangos Mining North America

    There 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

  • Provence Grand Large floating wind, France  

    Coralie Consigny Renewables Europe

    Provence 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

  • Infra Dig – Nightmare on Edinburgh Tram

    Angus Leslie Melville Transport Europe

    Few 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

  • Washington DC Smart Street Lighting P3

    Tanvi Acharya Social & Defence North America

    The 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

  • Infra Dig – Maxine Ghavi on BESS and microgrids

    Angus Leslie Melville Renewables Europe

    Battery energy storage systems and microgrids have shot up the agenda as they made the comfortable transition from Core + to a distinctly Core infrastructure investment

  • 3i Infrastructure's TCR consolidation, Belgium

    Claudia Preece Transport Europe

    When 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...

  • Energy Absolute's e-ferry transit portfolio, Thailand

    Civi Yap Transport Asia Pacific

    A 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

  • Infra Dig – Metrolink: a monumental stinker?

    Angus Leslie Melville Transport Europe

    Dublin’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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