• What’s in store for UK offshore wind?

    Olivia Gagan Renewables Europe

    The Green Investment Bank has made offshore wind its biggest investment target. Whether it will continue to focus on offshore wind post-privatisation is unknown

  • Data analysis: EU broadband development

    Beatrice Mavroleon Telecoms Europe

    The European Union’s previous target for internet connectivity consisted of rolling out basic broadband across all regions of member states, a goal that was achieved in 2013. Since then, new targets have been set

  • Texas' Vista Ridge water pipeline PPP, US

    Sakshi Sharma Water North America

    The Texas City of San Antonio's $3.4 billion Vista Ridge pipeline PPP is the largest water PPP transaction to reach financial close in the US to date, it is also the only water deal to have closed in the country this year

  • Bogotá to pioneer health PPPs

    Rosie Fitzmaurice Social & Defence Latin America

    After its success in procuring bankable toll road PPPs under the Fourth Generation of Highways Programme (4G), Colombia is about to roll out a major PPP programme in the health sector

  • Saudi in the race for renewables

    Sarah Tame Renewables MENA

    There is a drive for energy independence in Saudi Arabia, and a need to diversify away from crude oil. The question is can the world's largest oil producer catch up with its Middle Eastern neighbours

  • Data analysis: 2016 European uneven fundraising pace

    Viola Caon Oil & Gas Europe

    2016 has seen an uneven pace in fundraising activity among closed-ended, unlisted infrastructure and energy funds in Europe

  • Data Analysis: Primary US wind financings hit 10-year low

    Chase Collum Renewables North America

    Onshore wind sector primary financings are on track for their slowest year since 2006

  • Nice and Lyon airports privatisations, France

    Alexandra Dockreay Transport Europe

    The privatisations of both the Nice and Lyon airports in France were won by airport operator-led consortia, with the valuations of both assets roughly the same

  • What's missing from the UK's Autumn Statement?

    Olivia Gagan Europe

    The UK Chancellor Philip Hammond today made his Autumn Statement. For infrastructure, once again, it was a statement lacking in detail.

  • Future pipeline for UK infra?

    Sarah Tame Europe

    The UK chancellor will make his autumn statement today, and the infrastructure community will be waiting with baited breath. Will there be a pipeline of infrastructure for the UK?

  • Paraguay’s PPP push

    Rosie Fitzmaurice Transport Latin America

    As some LatAm countries have witnessed a slowdown in the procurement of PPPs, Paraguay is pushing ahead with a programme which is attracting the attention of both European sponsors and global investment banks

  • French toll road refis move up a gear

    Beatrice Mavroleon Transport Europe

    The French road sector has seen a flurry of activity over recent months, and more is set to come

  • Europe’s intermittent energy policy

    Sarah Tame Renewables Europe

    With a lack of clear renewables policy from European governments, and with no visible pipeline for gas-fired power, it’s difficult to see how Europe will meet its targets for 2030

  • Vietnam: not turning the lights on

    Mia Tahara-Stubbs Power Asia Pacific

    The Vietnamese government last week cancelled plans to build 16,000MW of nuclear power capacity and state electricity utility EVN is calling for foreign investment to plug its electricity deficit. But foreign investors in the country face a big challenge: the Ministry of Finance will only guarantee 30% of a US dollar-dominated power purchase agreement

  • Trump and the plummeting Peso

    Sarah Tame & Rosie Fitzmaurice Renewables Latin America

    As the world woke to the news that Donald Trump had taken the White House the Mexican Peso suffered its biggest drop since the 1994-95 Tequila Crisis. What impact will this have on infrastructure and energy projects in Mexico?

  • Infrastructure debt funds: US in focus

    Viola Caon Oil & Gas North America

    Carlyle Group has just closed on a major energy sector debt fund, and various other managers are fundraising to target similar investments

  • The future of CCS in Europe

    Olivia Gagan Power Europe

    In the first week of November 2016 a group of 10 global oil and gas companies said they will commit $1 billion to help roll out commercial-scale low emissions technologies, of which its initial focus is carbon capture and storage

  • Washington, DC's PPP ambitions

    Sakshi Sharma Renewables North America

    For the first time since the signing of its Public-Private Partnership Act in December 2014, Washington, DC has unveiled a potential pipeline of infrastructure projects it wants to develop in partnership with the private sector

  • Iran’s oil ambitions take shape

    Jordan Bintcliffe Oil & Gas Asia Pacific

    Tehran’s plans to tender 50 oil and gas projects are taking shape with invitations to prequalify recently issued by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). With the new Iranian petroleum contract (IPC), governing the terms of the deals, now approved by ministerial resolution, sponsors have better clarity on contractual requirements

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