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Infra Dig – African energy… in transition
Oil & Gas 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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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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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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IJGlobal Awards 2021 – Europe & Africa Judging Team
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaIt 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
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IJGlobal ESG Energy Deal of the Year, APAC/Africa – DBSA
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaOur judges identified the Development Bank of Southern Africa as the winner of the Sub-Saharan Africa category, recognising the DFI for its issuance of its first ever €200 million green bond to target climate mitigation, adaptation, or indeed both
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Redstone CSP, South Africa
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaA project 7 years in the making, the 100MW Redstone CSP at Postmasburg, Northern Cape has finally started construction after its ACWA Power-led team of sponsors closed on a $800 million deal
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Kinguélé Aval hydropower IPP, Gabon
Power Sub-Saharan AfricaIn the middle of this summer, French asset manager and infra investor Meridiam gained the distinction of bringing Gabon’s first grid-connected IPP to financial close
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Infra investment key to economic recovery and growth in Africa
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaWhile the pandemic highlighted Africa’s vulnerable infrastructure, this very same network has the potential to be a catalyst in the continent’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery
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The White & Case Interview
Oil & Gas Sub-Saharan AfricaIJGlobal speaks to White & Case partner and Head of the Africa Group, Mukund Dhar about a highly successful 2020 and the international law firm’s aspirations for Africa in the coming years…
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Editor’s Choice Africa – Atinkou CCGT
Power Sub-Saharan AfricaIJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville joins forces with MEA reporter James Hebert to single out the Editor’s Choice Award for Africa – the 390MW Atinkou CCGT in Côte d’Ivoire
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Area 1 LNG, Mozambique
Oil & Gas Sub-Saharan AfricaRecent events in Mozambique have occluded what was otherwise the most defining event in the African infrastructure project financing world of 2020 – the debt financing of the $22.6 billion Area 1 Mozambique LNG project in the Rovuma Basin
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IJGlobal Awards 2020 – sign up to attend
Oil & Gas Sub-Saharan AfricaIn the absence of our famed IJGlobal awards nights – normally hosted in London, New York, Singapore and Dubai – we are bringing you all the thrills and spills of the night… virtually
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The Global Digital Infrastructure Survey 2021
Telecoms Sub-Saharan AfricaIJGlobal is delighted to join forces with international law firm Allen & Overy and our DI intelligence partner M&E Global to launch the second Global Digital Infrastructure Survey, sounding out international market sentiment for a booming sector
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IJGlobal ESG Awards – The Judging Panel
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaWe are delighted to announce the judging panel for the inaugural IJGlobal ESG Awards that were launched last week
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The next generation of data for infrastructure investors – Special Report
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaTo the usual “How was Covid for you?” the team at EDHECinfra knows not to smile too much. “When we launched the commercial activities of EDHECinfra in 2019,” recalls director and founder Frederic Blanc-Brude, “one of us said something like ‘what we need now is a good crisis!’”
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IJInvestor Awards 2020 – The Moody’s Interview
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaMoody’s Investors Service won the IJInvestor Award for Best Ratings Agency. Here key players talk to IJGlobal Americas editor Ila Patel about key deals and ESG
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IJGlobal Magazine – Power & Renewables Report
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaThis story has been created to host the ING-sponsored IJGlobal Power & Renewables Report – a key component of the Autumn 2020 IJGlobal Magazine – that was published this week in digital format, due to the coronavirus pandemic
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IJGlobal Magazine – Autumn 2020 issue
Oil & Gas Sub-Saharan AfricaIJGlobal is delighted today to publish the autumn edition of the IJGlobal Magazine – including the Power & Renewables Report – once again in digital format, due to the coronavirus pandemic
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Training policymakers to drive digital infrastructure
Telecoms Sub-Saharan AfricaOne of the greatest challenges facing policymakers is how to transform countries digitally. One of the best ways to achieve this – according to M&E Global managing partner William Cox – is through training, qualifying and motivating them to draft laws and rules favorable to digitalized economies