• 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

  • 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



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