Analysis Archive
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EXCLUSIVE IJGlobal Regional Report – Europe, H1 2025
Renewables EuropeEurope saw a downward trend in infrastructure finance activity in the first half of 2025 amid global uncertainty, with transaction activity led by the renewable energy and transport sectors
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EXCLUSIVE IJGlobal Regional Report – North America, H1 2025
Oil & Gas North AmericaThe North America region saw a decrease in infrastructure finance activity compared to the same half in 2024
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Powered land: investing in renewable real estate
Renewables North AmericaPowered land is emerging as an attractive opportunity to generate returns as infrastructure and real estate investment themes converge
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IJGlobal Regional Report – APAC, H1 2025
Oil & Gas Asia PacificThe Asia Pacific region saw a decrease in infrastructure finance activity in the first half of 2025, when compared against the same half in 2024
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Equitix – the European expansion
Renewables EuropeAs part of its wider European investment strategy, UK-based manager Equitix in June closed its second Europe-focused infrastructure fund at €1.4 billion in total commitments as it continues its...
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Agro Norte – a new era for Brazilian infrastructure
Transport Latin AmericaMass privatisation of Brazil’s federal highways has seen monumental investment prices and new experimental and sophisticated PPP models since the start of the decade
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Abydos BESS, Egypt
Renewables MENAEgypt’s bellwether battery energy storage system project celebrated financial close on 16 June 2025, and was successfully commissioned the following month, marking the country's first utility-scale...
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Renewable construction countdown
Renewables North AmericaOne Big Beautiful Bill triggers wind and solar construction frenzy ahead of tax credit rule shift
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Red Sands, Africa's largest standalone BESS
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaAfrica-focused IPP Globeleq and its project partner, African Rainbow Energy, have reached commercial and financial close on South Africa’s 153MW / 612MWh Red Sands BESS project, described by its...
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Infra Dig – Gilligan’s infrastructure
Renewables EuropeThe latest episode of the IJGlobal podcast service – Infra Dig – sees a major European infrastructure fund take the stage for a fireside chat on all matters energy efficiency. Mark Gilligan, head of...
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Infrastructure – normalising the abnormal
Beyond Infra EuropeIt’s been going on so long, you’d think it’s positively workaday… but constant envelope pushing by infra funds is creating a world where Core investments have cocks snooked at them, while “frontier”...
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Infra Dig – APAC infrastructure finance
Renewables Asia PacificThe Infra Dig focus turns once again to Asia Pacific as IJGlobal builds momentum for hosting our regional conference later this year. This latest episode features an interview with Singapore-based...
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KKR shells out on Core++
Beyond Infra Asia Pacific“The infrastructure space doesn’t exist any more.” That’s the view of one industry source when faced with news that the KKR infrastructure team has acquired 720 Australian poultry sheds. But what does...
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Pole position: Poland’s offshore wind surge
Renewables EuropePoland’s offshore wind industry has taken another decisive step forward with the financial close of the €6.3 billion senior debt package for the 1.44GW offshore wind duo of Baltyk II and Baltyk III...
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Xlinks – murder of a magnificent folly
Renewables EuropeWhen it comes to infrastructure, the more vanilla the flavour, the sweeter it tastes. That’s an industry mantra and when “exciting” projects are touted around the market, reach for your jacket. But...
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The roads of Paraná, Brazil
Transport Latin AmericaIn 2019, the government of Paraná state in Brazil began floating the idea of privatising its major state highways and by February 2021, a plan had been formulated to auction off the roads as 6 blocks...