Analysis Archive
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To lose Toulouse: sale of Toulouse-Blagnac
Transport EuropeOn the penultimate day of 2019, the audience finally saw the curtain descend on a remarkable French M&A farce. Construction company Eiffage closed on the acquisition of a 49.99% stake in...
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C&I solar developers weigh their options
Renewables North AmericaWhile yield-hungry investors of all stripes are viewing distributed, small-scale solar companies ever more favorably, the founders and management of the target companies are finding that there are...
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Battle lines drawn for Intelligent Infra
Telecoms North AmericaThe lines are being drawn for an East/West technology battle as Intelligent Infrastructure takes a step closer to becoming reality… with the US placing itself in the vanguard as the tech protector for...
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2020: Year of the debt fund?
Oil & Gas North AmericaWhile the gap between equity and debt fundraising was still wide in 2019, Q4 figures highlight a potentially new trend
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Tina River Hydro PPP, Solomon Islands
Renewables Asia PacificSolomon Islands' 15MW Tina River Hydro high dam project was around 12 years in development, a saga not atypical for this technology. The financing of this, the nation's first PPP, changed course after...
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A9 Badhoevedorp-Holendrecht, Netherlands
Transport EuropeThe A9 Badhoevedorp-Holendrecht expansion project reached financial close at the end of 2019, bringing to a conclusion procurement of the five-stage SAA Corridor Scheme to improve road connectivity...
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Banks eye "boring" construction loans for Mexican CCGTs
Oil & Gas Latin AmericaA flurry of tenders for gas-fired projects in Mexico may be good news for construction contractors, but the prevailing state-ownership model means project finance bankers will be left to scrap over...
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CCGT sponsors push on in PJM, auction or no auction
Renewables North AmericaDevelopers of gas-fired projects in PJM Interconnection are forging ahead with financing plans for Q1 2020, despite lingering uncertainty over the delayed capacity auction timetable and rules, while...
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Opportunities in Caribbean infrastructure
North AmericaThe demand for infrastructure investment in the Caribbean region is significant, even before you consider the pressing need for greater climate resilience due to extreme weather events
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Bring on the infra revolution
Transport EuropeIt seems fitting that the first editorial of a new decade should focus on how the market is evolving to meet future demands as greenfield infrastructure morphs into a creature significantly different...
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Neart Na Gaoithe offshore wind farm, Scotland
Renewables EuropeThis Scottish offshore wind farm – in gaelic meaning ‘Might of the Wind’ – saw a decade pass between development rights being awarded in 2009 and reaching financial close. After years of legal...
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Asia's first infra loan securitisation platform
Oil & Gas Asia PacificClifford Capital and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank announced last month the establishment of Bayfront Infrastructure Management – a platform to mobilise institutional capital for infrastructure...
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EXCLUSIVE IFC’s Super Six wind, Pakistan
Renewables Asia PacificA cohort of 11 wind farm projects in PakiJhimpir wind corridor, totalling 560MW in total installed capacity, reached financial close in November 2019. IFC had used a programmatic approach, its first...
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Facility D IWPP expansion, Qatar
Power MENAWhile development of the new Facility E IWPP progresses slowly, Qatar’s General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has signed off on a rapid $486.25 million expansion of its existing Facility...
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Dededo combined-cycle power plant, Guam
Renewables Asia PacificGuam Power Authority has procured a 198MW baseload power plant under a build-operate-transfer structure to replace the western Pacific island's ageing and limited baseload power supply. KEPCO becomes...
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Silvertown Tunnel, UK
Transport EuropeTo say that the UK’s Silvertown Tunnel overcame a series of hurdles to reach financial close would be the understatement of the century. The project tackled environmental objections, planning delays...