Exclusive Intelligence

IFC mulls loan to Cape Verde airports, Phase 1B

PROPRIETARY

The International Finance Corporation is considering a €60 million loan for the second development phase of 7 airports in Cape Verde operated by Vinci-owned Cape Verde Airports

Peru preps electricity transmission PPPs

PROPRIETARY

Peru’s private investment agency ProInversion will launch 18 electricity transmission PPP projects worth more than $930 million

FC for Senegal's Niakhar solar, storage project

EXCLUSIVE

Energy Resources Senegal has reached financial close on its Niakhar 30MW solar a with 15MW / 45MWh battery storage project, IJGlobal can reveal

Ecuador launches road PPP

PROPRIETARY

Ecuador’s Ministry of Transportation and Public Works and the Inter-American Development Bank are set to launch the concession for the Road Axis IV PPP

Financing for Senegal's Niakhar solar, storage revealed

EXCLUSIVE

Fresh details of Energy Resources Senegal’s $64.3 million Niakhar solar with storage project can now be revealed by IJGlobal, following last month’s announcement of new lenders joining the project financing

Philippines preps $4bn railway O&M PPP tender

PROPRIETARY

The Philippine government is preparing to launch the $4 billion operations and maintenance tender for the North-South Commuter Railway PPP, with the concessionaire likely to be chosen in Q2 2026

AD Ports taps IFC for Egyptian terminal

PROPRIETARY

The International Finance Corporation is mulling a loan for the DBFO of a new multipurpose terminal in Safaga, Egypt

Delays for Coquimbo desal plant PPP, Chile

PROPRIETARY

Chile’s general directorate of concessions has extended the bidding deadline for the El Panul desalination plant PPP in Coquimbo to 23 September

IFC leads DFIs for Malawi hydro financing

EXCLUSIVE

The IFC has been mandated as lead arranger for the financing of Malawi’s 350MW Mpatamanga Hydropower Storage Project, with a view to a potential financial close in Q2 2026, IJGlobal can reveal

Brazil repackages major road PPP

PROPRIETARY

Brazil’s National Land Transport Agency and the National Department of Transport Infrastructure will launch the concession for the modernisation of Route 2 de Julho, in Bahia

Peru to advance port terminals

PROPRIETARY

Peru’s private investment agency ProInversion and the regional government of Loreto are set to advance the concession for the new port terminals of Saramiriza and Iquitos

Cali HSR in preliminary talks for potential P3

EXCLUSIVE

The California High Speed Rail Authority is in talks with industry players as it mulls P3 delivery options for segments of the ongoing high speed rail project that aims to connect San Francisco to Los Angeles, IJGlobal can reveal

Analysis & Case Studies

IJGlobal Regional Report – MEA, H1 2025

Infrastructure activity in the Middle East and Africa decreased in the first half of 2025 compared to 2024, with oil and gas, renewables, and power transactions driving overall market activity

IJGlobal Regional Report – Latin America, H1 2025

IJGlobal’s regional report for Latin America shows no bright spots in infrastructure finance with drops across the board

IJGlobal Regional Report – Europe, H1 2025

Europe saw a downward trend in infrastructure finance activity in the first half of 2025 amid global uncertainty, with transaction activity led by the renewable energy and transport sectors

Agro Norte – a new era for Brazilian infrastructure

Mass privatisation of Brazil’s federal highways has seen monumental investment prices and new experimental and sophisticated PPP models since the start of the decade

Other News

Brazil completes studies for road PPP

The Government of Brazil has completed its studies for the concession of the Contour of Morro dos Cavalos

Highway PPP auctioned, Brazil

Grupo Pátria’s Infra BR has won the bid for the concession of a block of highways known as the Paranapanema lot, with contract award slated for Q4 2025

Santos-Guarujá tunnel auctioned, Brazil

Portugal-based Mota-Engil has won the auction for the Santos-Guaruja tunnel concession, the first submerged bridge in Brazil and the largest in Latin America, with contract award expected in Q4 2025

Brazil to auction parts of FIOL rail PPP

Brazilian state-controlled infrastructure firm Infra is launching an auction for parts of the FIOL II rail project

FC for ACWA’s IPPs

The Rumah II and Nairyah II IPP projects has reached financial close following an award to an ACWA-led consortium

Bids in for Taweelah C IPP, UAE

EWEC has received 3 bids for the Taweelah C IPP project located in the Al Taweelah Power and Desalination Complex

Brazil highway PPP auction set

Brazil's National Land Transport Agency has set the auction for the BR-381 highway PPP to 11 December this year

Peru launches studies for irrigation PPP

Peru’s private investment promotion agency ProInversion and the LSH PINI Consortium have launched studies for the Chavimochic hydraulic works project

Waste management PPP for Brazil

Brazil’s Intermunicipal Consortium of Solid Waste of Western São Paulo has launched a concession for the operation and management of urban solid waste services in São Paulo

Bids in for Santos-Guarujá tunnel concession, Brazil

Brazil’s Ministry of Ports and Airports has received bids for the Santos-Guarujá tunnel concession, the first submerged bridge in Brazil and the largest in Latin America

Brazil receives bids for $1bn highway PPP

The Government of Sao Paulo has pre-approved bids for the concession of a block of highways known as the Paranapanema lot, with a contract auction date set for 5 September

Bids in for Chile metro PPP

Chile’s state-owned railway company EFE has received bids for the construction of an underground section of the $1.88 billion Alameda - Melipilla Train PPP

Five team up for MetroLink PPP

Five international businesses have signed an MoU to form a bidding consortium for the €9.5 billion Dublin MetroLink PPP

BNDES, GHC to structure hospital PPP, Brazil

BNDES and Grupo Hospitalar Conceição have signed a contract for the structuring of a PPP to build a hospital in Porto Alegre

Brazil signs road modernisation tender

Brazil’s National Land Transport Agency and concessionaire Triunfo Transbrasiliana have signed the PPP contract for the modernisation of the BR-153/SP stretch

Reports



IJGlobal League Tables H1 2025 – infra finance stumbles

EXCLUSIVE

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

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 League Tables FY24 – refi dominates

IJGlobal’s full-year 2024 data for greenfield infrastructure and energy transactions show a marked improvement on the previous year, however a good deal of the activity is dominated by debt refinance

IJGlobal League Tables Q3 2024 – rise and fall

The first 3 quarters of 2024 marked an 8% increase in infrastructure finance when held against the corresponding period from the year before, led by a rise in M&A activity, continued growth in bond finance and DFI lending, as well as a spike in refinancings

IJGlobal Regional Reports – H1 2024

IJGlobal has over the course of the last month published regional reports on infrastructure and project finance activity from over the course of the first half of this year. Here we pull together the latest figures and present all 5 analysis pieces

IJGlobal League Tables H1 2024 – Building momentum

Global infrastructure finance activity marked a slight uptick in the first half of 2024, surpassing the $1 trillion mark for transactions closed and setting it on a path to exceed the last full-year performance of $1.78 trillion

IJGlobal League Tables FY 2023 – steady as you go

IJGlobal today publishes the infrastructure finance league tables for the 2023 full year which achieved something close to stability when held against the previous 2 years of activity