• A decline in Asean renewables

    Baron Laudermilk Renewables Asia Pacific

    Financing volumes for greenfield renewables in the Asean region have dropped off significantly since 2014, mainly due to low input costs for conventional power plants

  • A glut of LNG export projects

    Jon Whiteaker Oil & Gas Asia Pacific

    The cost overrun figures quoted for Australian LNG projects this week were startling and additional costs are the last thing sponsors need given market conditions

  • Germany’s smart meters market heats up

    Alexandra Dockreay Power Europe

    The upcoming sales of Techem and ISTA, the two dominant German smart metering providers for heat and water, could go for approaching €4 billion ($4.44 billion) each, and for both mandated financial advisers are already preparing to launch sale processes

  • Data Analysis: North American upstream uptick

    Chase Collum Oil & Gas North America

    Not since 2014’s second and third quarter has the upstream space in North America seen such a surge in deals as during the second half of 2016 to date

  • Izmir Bayrakli Hospital PPP, Turkey

    Beatrice Mavroleon Social & Defence Europe

    The sponsors of Izmir Bayrakli Hospital closed on the project despite worsening economic conditions, managing to actually push out debt tenor lengths for its financing

  • Indonesian procurement: signs of improvement?

    Jon Whiteaker Power Asia Pacific

    When the 2,000MW Java 7 coal-fired power project reached financial close at the end of September 2016 it gave a major boost to the Indonesian power sector, which has seen a scarcity of completed transactions in recent years

  • Ausgrid Acquisition, Australia

    Mia Tahara-Stubbs Power Asia Pacific

    After the surprise rejection of two Chinese bids for electricity transmission network Ausgrid, IFM Investors and AustralianSuper kept the deal on track by swooping in with an unsolicited proposal.

  • Q3 league tables: Winners and losers

    Jon Whiteaker Europe

    IJGlobal looks at the performance of three companies it its Q3 league tables in order to highlight trends within the infrastructure finance market

  • Ontario's rail PPP push

    Sakshi Sharma Transport North America

    Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx are seeking private sector sponsors for large portions of the planned expansion of the province's regional rail and light rail transit network

  • Data analysis: Renewables in focus for Q3 European fundraising

    Viola Caon Oil & Gas Europe

    Of the total funds raised in Europe in the third quarter of 2016 by unlisted, closed-ended vehicles, a vast majority is targeted at investments in renewable energy assets, IJGlobal data shows

  • REIPPP stumbles on round four

    Jordan Bintcliffe Renewables Sub-Saharan Africa

    South Africa’s renewable energy independent power producer procurement (REIPPP) programme has stumbled at its fourth round, with no power purchase agreements signed or projects financed. Problems ranging from a weaker currency to arguments over the need for baseload have slowed its progress

  • Oil rebound sparks investment hopes

    Jon Whiteaker Oil & Gas Asia Pacific

    The price of Brent crude oil rose to its highest level in a year earlier this week, raising hopes that investment levels in the beleaguered oil and gas sector could soon begin to rise

  • Acquisition of Thyssengas, Germany

    Alexandra Dockreay Oil & Gas Europe

    Dutch fund manager DIF and the investment arm of French utility EDF have completed the acquisition of German gas transmission company Thyssengas from Macquarie, representing the first gas sector investment for DIF and the first in a potential second wave of gas transmission sales in Germany

  • One Belt, One Road: Wuhan port

    Baron Laudermilk Transport Asia Pacific

    Yangtze River Development's signing of a $1 billion financing for the completion of a port project with Armada Enterprises, an American venture capital company, represents a milestone in the Xi Jinping’s 'One Belt, One Road' initiative

  • Data Analysis: Corporate PPAs

    Olivia Gagan Renewables Europe

    Corporate social responsibility, the proliferation of renewable energy projects and a reduction in subsidies are all contributing factors in the rise of corporate PPAs in Europe

  • LatAm's renewables wave

    Rosie Fitzmaurice Renewables Latin America

    LatAm is experiencing a boom in renewables, and in particular solar. Governments are rolling out tenders and tariffs are getting lower. But in an environment where tenors are set to shorten and pricing rise, some question whether this trend is sustainable

  • Colombia’s referendum result

    Jon Whiteaker Latin America

    The result of Colombia’s referendum on a proposed peace accord with armed rebels, has been widely seen as bad news for investors

  • European infrastructure debt: SMAs vs funds

    Viola Caon Europe

    On 20 September 2016, UBS Asset Management (UBS AM) reached a €570 million ($635.5 million) final close on Archmore Infrastructure Debt Platform (IDP), its first infrastructure debt fund launched in 2014

  • Data Analysis: Canadian LNG export indecision

    Chase Collum Oil & Gas North America

    Nearly all LNG projects initiated on Canada’s west coast have been delayed or cancelled in the face of challenging economics and oversupply

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