Exclusive Intelligence

ElevenEs eyes capital raise for Polish gigafactory

EXCLUSIVE

Serbia-based battery developer ElevenEs is talking to potential advisers as it prepares to raise equity and debt for a €600 million lithium iron phosphate gigafactory in Poland, IJGlobal can reveal

UPDATE: Ardian to acquire Energia, Ireland

PROPRIETARY

Ardian is to acquire Dublin-based utility Energia from I Squared Capital for €2.75 billion

Bank group forms for India hybrid renewables

EXCLUSIVE

Brookfield-backed Evren has formed a banking group for the project financing backing its Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy hybrid project in India, IJGlobal can reveal

EQT to make second core fund open-ended

EXCLUSIVE

Swedish investor EQT plans to run its second core infrastructure fund as an open-ended strategy, IJGlobal can reveal

Encyclis reaches FC on carbon capture plant, UK

EXCLUSIVE

EQT-owned Encyclis has reached financial close with a club of 5 lenders on the senior debt for a carbon capture plant within the HyNet North West CCS cluster in England, IJGlobal can reveal

Fidra Energy moves on BESS financing, UK

EXCLUSIVE

EIG-owned energy storage platform Fidra Energy is in the process of selecting a financial adviser to raise debt for its second BESS project in the UK, IJGlobal can reveal

EBRD to finance Qair's Khobna solar, Tunisia

PROPRIETARY

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is considering a €35 million loan to fund the construction and operation of Qair’s 198MW El Khobna solar, located in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, along with its associated infrastructure

Glentra raises €565m for debut energy transition fund

PROPRIETARY

Glentra Capital has reached final close on its first fund, Glentra Fund I, at €565 million, with a further €230 million secured for co-investments

Vattenfall seeks approval for onshore wind, Sweden

PROPRIETARY

Vattenfall is seeking approval for the Storlandet onshore wind farm in Swedish Lapland, which may reach up to 2.9GW capacity at full operation by the mid-2030s

IFC backs Mongolia's first blue financing

PROPRIETARY

The International Finance Corporation will lend $160 million to Golomt Bank to support green projects and small- and medium-sized enterprises, marking Mongolia’s first-ever blue finance transaction

Data center campus REIT Fermi in talks with Amazon

EXCLUSIVE

Data center real estate investment trust Fermi Inc is in talks with Amazon Web Services to lease about 1GW in computing capacity at its site in Amarillo, Texas, IJGlobal can reveal

Nigerian DRE firms secure backing

PROPRIETARY

The International Finance Corporation is supporting the World Bank’s Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-Up programme with financing for renewable energy generation firms in Nigeria

Analysis & Case Studies

Atlas eyes battery for growth amid renewable slowdown in ...

EXCLUSIVE

Atlas Renewable Energy is now turning its attention to battery storage as its next growth opportunity, amid slowing renewable energy growth in Brazil

REFF 2025: Pine Gate’s collapse highlights sector strain

EXCLUSIVE

Pine Gate Renewable Energy’s potential insolvency has sent ripples through the solar industry, raising questions about liquidity, regulatory volatility and investor confidence

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

Other News

Leumi on debt for Israeli solar portfolio

Shikun Binui has reached FC on an NIS 798 million debt package with Bank Leumi acting as sole lender

Masdar, Etihad Rail partner to advance green hydrogen tra...

Masdar and Etihad Rail have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop transport solutions for the UAE’s green hydrogen value chain, supporting national decarbonisation and energy transition goals

DOE approves Meralco power auction, Philippines

The Philippines’ Department of Energy has approved Meralco’s competitive selection process for 200MW of renewable energy supply

SNCF inks solar PPAs with Octopus, BayWa r.e.

Octopus Energy Generation and BayWa r.e. have signed 2 long-term corporate power purchase agreements with SNCF Energie to accelerate the decarbonisation of France’s rail network

DLA Piper adds partner, Australia

DLA Piper has added Noni Shannon as partner in its international finance practice

Solaria to install batteries in solar complex, Spain

Madrid-based Solaria has received environmental approval to install 780MWh of batteries at its Garoña solar complex, one of the largest PV projects in Spain

IGRPL secures financing for CBG projects, India

IGRPL Renewables has secured $94.2 million in debt financing from Indian Bank for the development of 9 CBG projects in India

GeoPura secures loan for Danish hydrogen hub

UK-based green hydrogen company GeoPura has secured a £27 million green loan facility to expand its hydrogen-powered energy services in the UK and establish a Danish hub for electrolyser support

TotalEnergies, Veolia partner on energy transition

TotalEnergies and Veolia have signed a memorandum of understanding to partner on methane reduction, water management, renewable energy and resource recovery, supporting their shared decarbonisation and sustainability goals

Entergy to power Arkansas data center

Entergy Arkansas has revealed plans to power Google’s data center in West Memphis

Engie Chile builds BESS

Engie Chile has unveiled the BESS Lile project at the Mejillones Thermal Complex, Antofagasta region

EQT nominates Salata as chairperson, Sweden

EQT has nominated Jean Eric Salata to become the next chairperson of the company’s board, subject to regulatory approvals

Envision Energy wins supply deal, Kazakhstan

Envision Energy and Aktas Energy have signed a letter of award for a supply of 6.5MW wind turbines for the 1GW Mirny wind farm in Kazakhstan

Madison completes NextEra's renewables platform deal

Madison Energy Infrastructure has completed the acquisition of NextEra Energy Resources' distributed generation development platform

LGT Capital launches semi-liquid infra vehicle

LGT Capital Partners has launched a semi-liquid infrastructure vehicle within its evergreen platform, supported by a significant day-one commitment from the LGT Endowment

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