• Dogger Bank C Offshore Wind Farm, UK 

    The end of last year saw Equinor and SSE Renewables reach financial close on Dogger Bank C, concluding financing on the third and last phase of what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm

  • Red Sea Project utilities, Saudi Arabia

    An ACWA Power-led consortium has achieved financial close on a utilities package that includes the provision of captive power – from renewable sources only – to supply the inputs and outputs for the off-grid Red Sea Project

  • Mumbai-Pune Expressway's Missing Link, India

    Thanks to the world's widest and one of India’s longest tunnels, travellers going from Mumbai to Pune will save 25 to 30 minutes by the end of 2023. The so-called Missing Link’s blend of annuity and toll payments innovates the Indian project finance market

  • Birmingham Uni Accommodation PPP, UK

    The university accommodation sector in the UK has proved more resilient than initially expected with projects progressing cautiously under a slightly modified risk sharing model

  • Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion P3

    The Fargo-Moorhead Flood Diversion P3 is a first-of-its-kind in the North American infrastructure market and one of the largest climate change projects in the world

  • Waste Not Want Not – Ancala digests UK AD

    The UK anaerobic digestion sector experienced a watershed moment late last year with a government initiative giving it a much-needed shot in the arm that will result in ramped up performance

  • Biden extends Trump-era solar tariffs with one major exception

    The Biden administration has decided to draw out Trump-era solar tariffs for 4 more years, but is making an exception for bifacial solar panel technology, which has soured the outlook of some solar panel manufacturers, but is still considered a win for developers of solar projects

  • IJGlobal Awards 2021 – Asia Pacific Judging Team

    We are delighted to announce the judging team for Asia Pacific – an esteemed group of infrastructure professionals who will gather to debate and discuss company submissions for IJGlobal Awards 2021

  • Judgment Day(s) and the die is (mostly) cast

    With 3 judging sessions now having been staged for IJGlobal Awards 2021 – APAC and LatAm yet to undergo Judgment Day – the time has arrived to reflect on the process... which included a bullet proof vest and a peleton (we suspect)

  • Rio de Janeiro public lighting, Brazil

    Brazil’s emerging smart city sector took a significant step forward in November 2021 as Rio de Janeiro’s public lighting PPP – the second-largest in the country so far – reached financial close

  • IJGlobal Awards 2021 – Latin America Judging Team

    We are delighted to announce the judging team for Latin America – an esteemed group of infrastructure professionals who will gather to debate and discuss company submissions

  • IJGlobal Awards 2021 – North America Judging Team

    We are delighted to announce the judging team for North America – an esteemed group of infrastructure professionals who will gather to debate and discuss company submissions

  • IJGlobal Awards 2021 – MENA Judging Team

    The IJ team has once again pulled together an impressive line-up of judges for the Middle East and North Africa region of IJGlobal Awards 2021, ensuring that we once again host what we believe to be the most peer-review and independent events in the infrastructure and energy calendar

  • It’s starting to feel a lot like… the old days

    What a curious thing to say: “It’s starting to feel a lot like the old days.” However, this was said to me just last night by an infrastructure banker at a gathering of like-minded infra/energy types at a local hostelry

  • IJGlobal Awards 2021 – Europe & Africa Judging Team

    It is our annual delight to announce the judging team for Europe and Africa – a fine selection of established industry professionals who will bring their experience to bear while assessing submissions for IJGlobal Awards 2021

  • Can PF lenders truly influence ESG compliance?

    I recall the times, less than a decade ago, when project sponsors, were pushing back on ongoing undertakings re Equator Principles compliance in the finance documentation of greenfield projects

  • Alberta schools bundle P3

    Since 2008, Alberta has seen 40 new schools built using the P3 model and all are currently in the operations phase, maintained by a private partner

  • EXCLUSIVE IJ Podcasts S01 Ep01 – The almost right word

    IJ Podcasts' Episode 1 – The almost right word – of its inaugural season focuses on unpacking infrastructure as an asset class and the contours of infra finance. The venture capital industry, in particular, has tended not to have infra finance in its opportunity set. Our guests examine what infrastructure is and how the private sector has taken an increasingly expansive view of the asset class

  • 2022 – the great energy coin flip

    Have you noticed that journalists at this time of year have a nasty habit of churning out stories that are the equivalent of sticking a sucked finger in the air to test which way the wind prevails? It’s a bit of a cheat really. It’s journalistic low-hanging fruit… a bit like entering a deal at syndication.