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You queue and wait - Kuwait PPP
Renewables MENAKuwait has once again restructured its PPP agency to kick-start stalled projects. Despite numerous delays and setbacks, its infrastructure ambitions remain extensive
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AMLO's new Mexican infra reality
Oil & Gas Latin AmericaThe cancellation of major projects and a lack of clarity on government plans are making international investors nervous about Mexico though the country's infrastructure need is still significant
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Bulgaria's contentious energy mix
Renewables EuropeHuge uncertainty surrounds planned new nuclear power units and existing coal-fired plants in Bulgaria, which should create opportunities for other types of generation. However, renewable energy development and generation has slowed in the country in recent years
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Nachtigal hydropower, Cameroon
Power Sub-Saharan AfricaWhat was originally planned as a captive power project for a Rio Tinto smelter will become the largest hydropower IPP in Africa once constructed
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Charged with uncertainty - EV charging infra
Transport EuropeVarious public and private led funds are being raised in early 2019 targeting electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Private investors are battling with oil majors and energy utilities for dominance of this nascent market, as appropriate financing structures remain up for debate
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Renewables across the Sahara
Renewables MENANorth Africa has the weather conditions and large tracts of open land needed to support significant solar and wind power development
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Canada's energy diversification in 2019
Renewables North AmericaCanada updated its coal-fired electricity regulations in December (2018), introducing much stricter measures. The country is now targeting 90% of electricity from non-emitting sources by 2030, and decreasing carbon pollution from the electricity sector by 12.8 million tonnes.
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Breaking a Radius and slashing bonuses
Power EuropeCancellation of the auction for Ørsted's Danish power distribution and street lighting businesses – Radius and City Light – has become a bone of contention for the infrastructure market as bidders are sent packing
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Privatisations remain airborne in Brazil
Transport Latin AmericaThe drive to bring private capital into Brazil's state-dominated airport sector has been constant in recent years, despite political volatility that has slowed down the privatisation process
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The French broadband connection
Telecoms EuropeLocal authorities are plugging the gaps in France's high-speed broadband coverage left behind by traditional telecoms operators by awarding concession contracts under a PPP model
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Greece tries to swap EU funds for PPPs
Transport EuropeIn early October, EU Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu visited Greece to inaugurate two major transport projects – the Tithorea-Domokos railway line and Thriassio Pedio Freight Complex
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Ethiopia’s bold renewable energy ambitions
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaEthiopia has huge renewable energy potential. Its government estimates the country to produce roughly 45GW of hydropower alone, though only 5% of this potential has yet been realised
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US airports – hashtag flying too
Transport North AmericaEveryone has an airport horror story and – curiously – many of them occur in America. For a First World nation that embraced flight early as the favoured mode of transport, it remains a curiosity that the user experience is so… Third World
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Italy's infrastructure under pressure
Transport EuropeAt a time when Italy is in urgent need of investment in infrastructure, a number of projects are suffering delays due to indebted construction companies and political pressures. A dispute between the national government and the EU is creating economic uncertainty, and the recent Morandi bridge disaster is casting a dark shadow over all private sector-led projects in the country
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Brazilian power buyers flock to 'free' market
Power Latin AmericaPrivate power purchase agreements, increasingly prevalent in developed countries and some developing nations such as Mexico, are on the rise in Brazil
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Thailand – transport of delight
Transport Asia PacificCasting an eye around the global infra market for this week’s missive, the first thought was to write about American airports, but Thanksgiving put the kibosh on that. The second option was PPP across Asia Pacific, but that’s just too much shoe-horn into one story. Then, after a few calls with chums in Singapore, the eye fell on Thailand… and stayed there
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Sakaka solar PV, Saudi Arabia
Renewables MENAThe 300MW Sakaka solar PV tender attracted two world record-breaking solar tariffs, and demonstrates market appetite for Saudi Arabia's nascent renewables programme
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Filling the void: corporate PPAs in Ireland
Renewables EuropeWith Ireland’s renewable energy feed-in tariff (REFIT) schemes slowly coming to an end – and increasing confusion around the new support scheme RESS – Irish developers are increasingly looking to corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs)
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The Caribbean – welcome to PPParadise
Renewables North AmericaMany people find it hard to look beyond sun-drenched beaches and cocktails when it comes to the Caribbean. But with 28 countries and a combined population of 42.5 million, there’s a strong argument for rebranding it “the land of sun, sea and PPP”… if it can follow the example of Jamaica