Exclusive Intelligence

Reliance nears K-Sure deal, builds battery chain

EXCLUSIVE

Reliance Industries is close to finalising a large Korea Trade Insurance Corporation-backed financing package, as billionaire Mukesh Ambani Group advances plans for its giga factories, IJGlobal can reveal

UPDATE: Alternergy to buy Philippines wind farms

PROPRIETARY

Philippines-based Alternergy Holdings will acquire 2 wind projects from CleanTech Global Renewables, with an estimated combined capacity of over 300MW

CenTrio to refi existing holdco debt

EXCLUSIVE

Queensland Investment Corporation and Ullico Infrastructure Fund have appointed Apterra Infrastructure Capital as JLA to structure, arrange and syndicate $585 million in credit facilities to refinance US pure-play district energy provider CenTrio’s Holdco debt, IJGlobal can reveal

UPDATE: Red Rocket hits close on Tournee solar, SA

PROPRIETARY

South African renewable IPP Red Rocket has reached financial close for the R5.2 billion 330MW Tournee Solar Park

Italy awards 10GWh BESS

PROPRIETARY

Italy’s first auction under the Electricity Storage Procurement Mechanism cleared 10GWh of battery energy storage capacity in south Italy, Sardinia and Sicily at prices well below the €37,000 per MWh per year starting price

EFA inks inaugural financing in India

PROPRIETARY

Export Finance Australia has signed its first financing in India, with another similar deal in the pipeline

SMBC shifts at the top – Irani switch, Pluta entry

PROPRIETARY

SMBC veteran Layth Irani has switched roles within the Japanese bank to serve as exec chair of leasing and finance, with his role as EMEA co-general manager of structured finance being taken by Frank Pluta

Lenders circle Cambodia solar, BESS

EXCLUSIVE

At least 2 more lenders are looking to participate in an operational solar and battery project of Phnom Penh-headquartered SchneiTec Beyond Co in Cambodia, IJGlobal can reveal

Verdant Energy adds Vietnam solar

PROPRIETARY

A.P Moller Capital-backed Verdant Energy has completed its second acquisition in Asia Pacific with the purchase of an 11MW rooftop solar portfolio in Vietnam

Generate Capital shuts equity arm amid layoffs

EXCLUSIVE

Generate Capital laid off 50 people in the last week and shut down its equity investing arm, IJGlobal can reveal

Casa dos Ventos issues bonds for wind, Brazil

PROPRIETARY

Brazilian renewables developer Casa dos Ventos is planning to issue $73 million in debentures to finance a wind complex in Brazil

Ocean Winds kicks off Moray West stake sale, Scotland

EXCLUSIVE

Ocean Winds has commenced the sale of a stake in the 882MW Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland, IJGlobal can reveal

Analysis & Case Studies

IJGlobal Podcast – JF Dusch from EDRAM

Jean-Francis Dusch, chief executive of Edmond de Rothschild UK, joins the IJGlobal Podcast for a far-reaching discussion on the (mostly) European infrastructure market. Tune in for the latest episode...

Ørsted heads to court to put the wind back in Revolution’...

Ørsted has filed a lawsuit against the US government, as well as individuals at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Department of the Interior, challenging the work stop order imposed on its Revolution Wind project

US climate tech crossroads: Insights from Gastech Milan

At Gastech in Milan, Italy, clean energy investors and industry leaders said the $2.1 trillion invested in the clean tech sector in 2024 bodes well for the future of climate technology investment, even amid evolving regulatory landscapes and fierce competition for capital.

Infra Dig – Denham Capital on powering data centres

As IJGlobal gears up to host REFF North America – our landmark conference for the regional energy sector – the Infra Dig podcast turns its focus to the thorny issue of powering data centres across the US. Justin DeAngelis – global head of sustainable infrastructure at Denham Capital – tells all...

Other News

JERA transfers partial offshore wind stake, Japan

JERA has transferred a portion of its ownership interests in the Ishikari Bay New Port Offshore Wind project in Japan to an investment company formed by Hokkaido Electric and Tohoku Electric

SECI issues FDRE tender, India

SECI has issued a tender for 1.2GW of FDRE projects across the country

Nuveen creates global infra platform

Nuveen has created a dedicated Global Infrastructure Investment Platform, responding to what it called "unprecedented investor demand for infrastructure assets"

SNCF Energie, Neoen sign PPAs for solar energy

French company SNCF Energie has signed corporate power purchase agreements for 20 to 25 years with Neoen, an independent producer of renewable electricity in France

EIB, Intesa Sanpaolo partner on renewable energy

The European Investment Bank and Italy’s largest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, have signed 2 financial transactions for a total value of €750 million aimed for developing renewable energy

PNE secures 57.8MW in German onshore wind tender

PNE has won contracts for 57.8MW across 3 projects in the latest onshore wind tender run by the Federal Network Agency

Ampeak Energy receives BESS planning nod, UK

Ampeak Energy has received planning approval from the Newport City Council committee for the 250MW/1.25GWh AW2 BESS project, a JV of Ampeak and Econergy at USEP in the UK

Mint Renewables' Oz BESS seeks feedback

Mint Renewables will conduct community consultations in late October for the Kojonup battery energy storage system in Western Australia

Pacifico's Korean offshore wind secures EBL

Pacifico Energy Korea is advancing its 420MW Myeong Ryang Offshore Wind Project with an electricity business license approval secured from the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

CC&L acquires interest in wind projects, Canada

CC&L has acquired a 49% interest in 3 Ontario wind projects operating with a total capacity of 235MW from NextEra

Eskom pulls back from license challenge, SA

South African utility Eskom has halted its legal challenge against the National Energy Regulator of South Africa over the issuance of private power trading licenses

WATTS.green acquires onshore wind in France

WATTS.green Renewable Energy Fund I has completed the acquisition of an operational onshore wind farm located in the Pas-de-Calais department, France

Brookfield holds first close on fourth debt fund

Brookfield Asset Management has reached first close on its fourth infrastructure debt fund

ACWA Power appoints engineer for Yanbu Green Hydrogen Hub

Kent has been appointed by ACWA Power as owner’s engineer for the Yanbu Green Hydrogen Hub in Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s largest planned integrated hydrogen and ammonia export facilities

LanzaJet receives SAF biorefinery funding, UK

LanzaJet has been awarded £10 million from the UK Department for Transport’s AFF for the development of the Project Speedbird SAF biorefinery in Teesside

Reports



IJGlobal Regional Reports – H1 2025

IJGlobal today pulls together a final piece on international infrastructure financing from over the course of the first half of 2025, combining all data gathered from the regional reports

IJGlobal H1 2025 Funds & Investors League Tables

The first half of 2025 was marked by uncertainty, however, that turmoil did not deter the infrastructure fund community, with more funds reaching final close compared with years prior

IJGlobal Funds & Investors Report H1 2025 – surge of fina...

There was a significant surge in fundraising in the first half of 2025, the just-released IJGlobal Funds & Investors Report shows

IJGlobal League Tables H1 2025 – infra finance stumbles

The first half of 2025 saw a significant decrease in infrastructure financing, IJGlobal’s Infrastructure and Project Finance League Table Report shows

Funds & Investors Report Q1 2025 – good and bad news

IJGlobal's Funds and Investors Report for Q1 2025 shows good news and bad news for the infrastructure fund sector

IJGlobal League Tables Q1 2025 – primary financing resurg...

In a quarter that saw a decrease of infrastructure finance, some 20% down when held against the same time period last year, there was – however – a significant increase in primary financing

IJGlobal Regional Reports – FY 2024

IJGlobal today pulls together a final piece on international infrastructure financing from over the course of the 2024 calendar year, combining all data gathered from the regional reports

IJGlobal FY24 Funds and Investors League Tables

While the news for full-year 2024 was dominated by consolidation across the infra fund community, fundraising has continued undaunted to achieve a respectable level of activity