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Infra Dig – Astarte on Greece, renewables and ESG
Renewables EuropeTeresa Farmaki – co-founder of Astarte Capital Management – pulls up a chair for a fireside chat in the latest episode of the IJGlobal podcast series… Infra Dig
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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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Infra Dig – African energy… in transition
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaGabriel Onagoruwa chair of the project development and finance practice at Nigeria-headquartered law firm Olaniwun Ajayi stars in this week's Infra Dig podcast
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Infra Dig – Atrato… doing infra the ESG way
Renewables EuropeWhen it comes to ESG in the infrastructure and energy space, most organisations waving the ESG flag would do well to scrutinise Atrato Group and take a leaf out of its book
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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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Shamol Zarafshan Energy, Uzbekistan
Renewables Asia PacificAfter much anticipation, Central Asia’s largest wind farm has reached financial close. IJGlobal provides a lens into the financing of the influential project that will significantly contribute to achieving Uzbekistan's goal of adding 3GW of wind power capacity by 2026
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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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Infra Dig – Hy24’s hydrogen plan
Renewables EuropeBig bets are being put on the future of hydrogen… but not many of them are quite as ambitious as Hy24’s masterplan to drive investments into delivering the energy source of the future
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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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Unlocking clean energy with next-gen investment tech
Renewables EuropeThe amount of project finance capital going into renewables has steadily increased over the past five years. Specifically, renewables has grown to just below 30% of project finance transactions closed in 2021 and such deals accounted for 60% of total volume
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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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Infra Dig – Namibian hydrogen… stunning ambitions
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaWhen it comes to ambitious projects, Namibia is leading the field with a fascinating project that will establish the southern African nation as a significant player in the fast-evolving hydrogen ma
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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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Infra Dig – Quinbrook’s ESG tech bonanza
Renewables EuropeESG and technology in infrastructure and energy are front-and-centre for this week’s Infra Dig podcast as the focus turns to Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners – winner of the tech trophy in last year’s inaugural IJGlobal ESG Awards
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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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Infra Dig – Nicholas Beatty, Zenobē Energy
Renewables EuropeIn a flagrant display of self promotion, the Infra Dig podcast interviews the winner of one of last year’s IJGlobal ESG Awards… to ramp up publicity for this year’s event which is currently receiving submissions
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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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Infra Dig – crowdfunding Spanish renewables
Renewables EuropeIn a break from the norm, the IJGlobal podcast series Infra Dig turns the focus away from mainstream infrastructure and energy finance to shine a light on an interesting organisation in Spain