• Vietnam's wind, solar projects stuck amid regulatory risks

    Civi Yap Renewables Asia Pacific

    Lengthy and inconclusive talks between the Vietnamese government, state-owned utility, and solar and wind power developers over a policy decision have left at least 3.5GW of these renewable assets idle. IJGlobal takes a closer look at the situation and some possible solutions

  • Monsoon Wind Farm, Laos

    Civi Yap Renewables Asia Pacific

    Impact Electron Siam-led consortium's 600MW cross-border onshore wind power project – which will export electricity from Laos to Vietnam – brings the Mekong Delta region closer in realising power interconnection and integration

  • IJGlobal Awards 2022 – APAC Company Winners

    Manju Dalal Oil & Gas Asia Pacific

    The Asia Pacific winners of the coveted IJGlobal Awards 2022 company prize category were announced yesterday evening at a gala dinner at Park Royal – Beach Road, Singapore

  • IJGlobal Awards 2022 – Asia Pacific Deal Winners

    Civi Yap Oil & Gas Asia Pacific

    The Asia Pacific winners of the IJGlobal Awards 2022 in the deals category were announced yesterday evening amidst much fanfare and revelry at Park Royal Hotel on Beach Road in Singapore

  • Growing scope for the Indian data center industry

    Manju Dalal Telecoms Asia Pacific

    The 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

  • IJGlobal Annual Report 2023

    Angus Leslie Melville Renewables Asia Pacific

    IJGlobal is today publishing its annual report that will be printed and made available to guests at the London awards night on Thursday 9 March

  • Ratch's acquisition of Nexif's SEA, Oz portfolio

    Civi Yap Renewables Asia Pacific

    Thai infrastructure giant Ratch's acquisition of Asia Pacific-focused renewable energy platform Nexif Energy, which closed in December 2022, is the product of an existing relationship between the buyer and seller, Denham Capital

  • Maldives journey to renewables – scope and challenges

    Sophia Thomson Renewables Asia Pacific

    DFIs are growing their support towards an upcoming pipeline of rooftop, floating and ground-mounted solar projects in a bid to increase the attractiveness of the upcoming Maldivian renewables sector for global investors. We take a closer look at the growing attractiveness towards the new sector, its challenges and opportunities

  • DBS Bank – Is ESG finance headed towards the mainstream?

    Claire Landon Renewables Asia Pacific

    Having won two awards in IJGlobal’s APAC category – ESG Financial Adviser of the Year, and ESG Excellence – DBS is quietly elated

  • GI Hub reveals Asia's resilience during high inflation

    Civi Yap Oil & Gas Asia Pacific

    Asia’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

  • VinFast's e-mobility portfolio, Vietnam

    Civi Yap Renewables Asia Pacific

    Vietnamese automotive manufacturer VinFast recently made headlines after receiving a $135 million climate financing package to manufacture the country's first fully electric public transport bus fleet and national electric vehicle charging network. IJGlobal shares insights about the deal and the emerging subsector

  • Shamol Zarafshan Energy, Uzbekistan

    Sophia Thomson Renewables Asia Pacific

    After 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

  • The great APAC digital divide

    Dr Bill Cox Telecoms Asia Pacific

    In 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...

  • Digital consumption drives APAC data center growth

    Dr Bill Cox Telecoms Asia Pacific

    With investment in APAC digitization continuing to ramp up, the focus turns on a growing market where the appetite appears to be bottomless

  • Japan offshore wind: under revamp

    Civi Yap Renewables Asia Pacific

    Japan 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

  • Bhola II gas-fired recapitalisation, Bangladesh

    Sophia Thomson Power Asia Pacific

    The recapitalisation of the Bhola II gas-fired power plant was another step in the maturation of Bangladesh’s project finance market. The transaction innovated the domestic project finance market for power by bringing in a larger club of commercial banks, including two first-time participants in Bangladesh’s project finance market, and a new international equity holder

  • Abashiri biomass power plants, Japan

    Civi Yap Renewables Asia Pacific

    Japan Petroleum Exploration-led consortium achieved financial close on 2 biomass power plants worth roughly $110 million – a testament that biomass is on a steady rise as an alternative for conventional power generation as countries around the globe accelerate energy transition

  • Nepal's hydropower market

    Sophia Thomson Renewables Asia Pacific

    Nepal’s hydropower potential is tremendous, yet profoundly underdeveloped. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's government has pumped up the portion of run-of-river projects to 45% of the allocated quota for a 15GW target. This development signals the government's preference for more environmentally friendly assets

  • Energy Absolute's e-ferry transit portfolio, Thailand

    Civi Yap Transport Asia Pacific

    A new scene to combat Bangkok's congestion and pollution has emerged on the bustling Chao Phraya River as new electric ferries cruise the waters. IJGlobal unpacks the structuring of Thai renewable company Energy Absolute's debt package and the implications of the nearly $30 million project on the acceleration of e-mobility across Southeast Asia's transport sector