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Zenobē battery portfolio, Scotland
Renewables EuropeLondon-headquartered EV and battery storage developer Zenobē reached financial close on a 400MW battery portfolio in Scotland, boasting several firsts: including a higher than market average gearing on the transaction
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Growing scope for the Indian data center industry
Telecoms Asia PacificThe explosion of data consumption and digitalization in India has put the nation in a sweet spot for the data center industry. The nation of over 1.4 billion people is promising to offer good infrastructure, a favorable regulatory framework, and the liquidity to the capital hungry industry. How will the benefits outweigh the challenges? IJGlobal analyses
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Infra Dig – John Flint... the UKIB interview
Renewables EuropeThe UK Infrastructure Bank was born from Brexit – the great British answer to the loss of the European Investment Bank that made it pretty clear that departure from the EU came at a cost. Here we look at its replacement...
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Infra Dig – The PPA Masterclass
Renewables EuropeIn the second of the Infra Dig masterclass series, the focus turns on payment mechanisms for renewable energy projects and drills down into what underpins the vast majority of projects' financing packages...
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GI Hub reveals Asia's resilience during high inflation
Oil & Gas Asia PacificAsia’s infrastructure markets can leverage increasingly mature sustainable instruments and the availability of multilaterals to stay resilient amid rapid inflation and rising interest rates. IJGlobal shares insights with Henri Blas, chief content officer of Global Infrastructure Hub, about global trends of private investment in infrastructure in relation to Asia
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Greencoat UKW, Hornsea I stake acquisition
Renewables EuropeGlobal Infrastructure Partners has, through multiple deals over the past year, fully divested its 50% stake in the 1.2GW UK-based Hornsea I Offshore Wind Farm
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SOLA Group’s solar wheeling IPP, South Africa
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaAmid the slowdowns suffered by South Africa's IPP programmes, utility-scale success has been found elsewhere in the renewables sphere as a SOLA Group-led consortium reached a $234.5 million financial close on 200MW of solar PV
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The IJGlobal ESG Report 2022
Renewables EuropeWe are delighted today to be publishing the second issue of the IJGlobal ESG Report, delving into environmental, social and governance issues as they impact the international infrastructure and energy community
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NeuConnect Interconnector, UK / Germany
Power EuropeThe first direct link between UK and Germany’s electricity grids – the NeuConnect interconnector – reached financial close in July 2022, in a deal supporting post-Brexit cooperation on energy policies
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The great APAC digital divide
Telecoms Asia PacificIn a region of great contrasts on the digital front, APAC shows real signs of playing a dominant role on digitalization in the years to come. This article - delivered in partnership with Allen & Overy - looks into developments on the ground...
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Digital consumption drives APAC data center growth
Telecoms Asia PacificWith investment in APAC digitization continuing to ramp up, the focus turns on a growing market where the appetite appears to be bottomless
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Japan offshore wind: under revamp
Renewables Asia PacificJapan last month launched a bid review for 3 offshore wind sites, which had stalled as the government revised the auction law. IJGlobal shares insights from market insiders who are hopeful that the under-revamped auction process will bring greater opportunity for investment
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REFF Wall Street 2022 – the webinar
Renewables North AmericaPrior to hosting REFF Wall Street last week in New York, IJGlobal hosted a webinar as a teaser for delegates and sponsors, giving a flavour of what as to come. That taste of the market is shared today...
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Blue Phoenix Group acquisition, Netherlands
Renewables EuropeDeals in the niche energy-from-waste recycling sector are few and far between, rendering InfraVia Capital Partners’ acquisition of a 70% stake in Netherlands-based Blue Phoenix Group a transaction worthy of attention
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LIBOR phase out of Sterling and the US Dollar markets
Renewables North AmericaAfter decades of service, LIBOR effectively ceased to be used as an interest rate benchmark at the end of 2021 in most markets. Synthetic LIBOR will continue to be published for Sterling until the end of 2022 but only to support legacy deals that hadn’t transitioned to an RFR by the end of 2021
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Koudia al Baida wind farm repowering, Morocco
Renewables MENAAfrica’s first ever wind farm – the 50MW Koudia al Baida in the Tangier region of northern Morocco – will be rebuilt and doubled in size as part of a €138 million ‘repowering’ project signed by French power developer EDF and Morocco’s Masen
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Hot Springs Eternal: Ancala’s Evolution of HS Orka
Renewables EuropeWhile renewable investment in Europe has been on a stunning trajectory in recent years, not all opportunities within the space are equal. Geothermal assets such as HS Orka are a rarity in Europe and do not frequently come up for acquisition
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Why Brazil is a market to watch
Telecoms Latin AmericaAs Latin America’s largest economy, Brazil has long been a destination for foreign direct investment and international trade – and it’s showing no signs of slowing down in the future
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The Mariana dam collapse and its impact on infra
Mining North AmericaThere has been extensive commentary on the SEC’s recent action against Vale in New York for violating antifraud and reporting provisions of the federal securities laws by making false and misleading statements about dam safety in the company’s sustainability reports and other environmental, social and governance disclosures. The alleged violations relate to the building of the Brumadinho dam