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PB out for Greek student dorm PPP
Social & Defence EuropeThe Hellenic interministerial committee has announced the preferred bidder for a €91.5 million student accommodation PPP at the University of Thessaly
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BNDES approves financing for road concessionaire
Transport Latin AmericaBrazilian development bank BNDES has approved a R$1.45 billion loan to road concessionaire Viasul – controlled by CCR Group – to finance highways in the state of Rio Grande do Sul
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DP World wins major contract for Tanzania port upgrades
Transport Sub-Saharan AfricaDP World has secured a 30-year concession agreement with the Tanzania Ports Authority to operate and modernise Dar es Salaam Port as part of a multi-phase investment plan to connect Tanzania and the wider region to global markets
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Korea, Saudi Arabia partner for ammonia, hydrogen
Oil & Gas MENAKorea and Saudi Arabia have signed several MoUs to develop alternative energy projects, including a blue ammonia production plant worth $15.5 billion
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IJGlobal ESG Awards 2023 – All The Winners
Renewables EuropeHaving last night hosted the IJGlobal ESG Awards 2023 the time has come to publish the full list of winners to identify the great and good of the international infrastructure and energy community
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Colombia formally launches tender for Bogotá Metro Line 2
Transport Latin AmericaState-owned Empresa Metro de Bogotá and the mayor’s office of Bogotá has formally launched a public tender for Line 2 of the city’s metro system – valued at Ps35 trillion
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VIPA gets greenlight for port expansion P3
Transport North AmericaThe Virgin Islands Port Authority received approval to progress on the expansion of its cruise ports on St. Croix and St. Thomas via a P3
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IJGlobal ESG Social Infra Award – Uzbek PPP
Social & Defence Asia PacificUzbekistan’s first healthcare PPP – implemented by the Ministry of Health with the advisory support from the IFC – wins the IJGlobal ESG Social Infrastructure Award with one judge lauding it as “truly innovative” and “delivering real, life-saving impacts”
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Rio de Janeiro to explore development of Metro Line 3
Transport Latin AmericaThe government of Rio de Janeiro state is launching a tender to pick a company to study the feasibility of developing Rio’s proposed Metro Line 3
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Philippines approves 2 new PPP projects
Transport Asia PacificThe Philippines has approved the development of 2 more public-private partnership projects worth approximately $86.1 million
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Chile to tender $11bn transport infra portfolio
Transport Latin AmericaChile’s ministry of public works will tender a diverse portfolio of 27 transport infrastructure projects valued at over $11 billion by 2025
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RFP out for Canada’s HFR P3
Transport North AmericaThe Government of Canada has launched a request for proposals for the nation’s High Frequency Rail P3 project
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Mississauga hospital P3 closes RFP
Social & Defence North AmericaInfrastructure Ontario and Trillium Health Partners have closed the RFP stage on the Queensway Health Centre project for which there was only one bidder
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ACC wins Utah uni student housing P3
Social & Defence North AmericaThe University of Utah has selected American Campus Communities for the DBFOM of its on-campus student housing buildings and related amenities
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It’s out – UK infra assessment
Renewables EuropeThe second issue of the UK’s National Infrastructure Assessment has been published today… and it makes for fairly mundane reading for an infra specialist, until you hit the big numbers
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BNDES to fund Port of Santos railway project
Transport Latin AmericaBrazilian development bank BNDES has subscribed to R$750 million in debentures to fund Brazilian logistics firm Rumo’s modernisation of the Centre-West - Port Santos railway, connecting the port to several Brazilian states
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IJGlobal League Tables – a slow Q3
Oil & Gas EuropeIJGlobal has published its league tables for international infrastructure and energy finance reflecting activity in the third quarter of 2023, which compares poorly to recent performance – leading to a slump year of activity. The final quarter tends to be the most active, but it is unlikely performance will turn 2023 into anything but a slow year for deal activity and capital deployed
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Abertis selected for $2.8bn Puerto Rico toll roads P3
Transport North AmericaThe Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority has named Abertis Infraestructuras as the winning bid for its toll road monetisation project
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LaDOTD urges state approval of Calcasieu Bridge P3
Transport North AmericaEric Kalivoda, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, has written to the state legislature urging approval of the New Calcasieu River Bridge PPP