Analysis Archive
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Acquisition of HES International, The Netherlands
Oil & Gas EuropeFunds managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets and Goldman Sachs investment bank signed a $1.6 billion deal on 3 April to acquire one of Europe's largest dry and liquid bulk terminals...
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Nobody expects the Spanish disposition
Transport EuropePolitical upheaval in Spain has thrown the European market into disarray as the transport agenda is kicked into the long grass – wiping out the only greenfield pipeline of any scale on the continent
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Asia green bonds: looking ahead
Renewables Asia PacificFinancing of renewables across the Asia Pacific has so far been dominated by commercial and multilateral banks. But regional bond investors are showing interest in green bonds and finance – fuelling...
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Corpus Christi 3 LNG, US
Oil & Gas North AmericaThis is the type of transaction that made everyone involved happy. IJGlobal understands that the only frustration on this deal came from the banks – they wanted more. Cheniere Energy awarded only 14%...
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Saudi – pricing the sun and wind
Renewables MENAThe Middle East has shot to the top of the renewable energy industry’s onshore leader board with an enviable programme of scale. Bidders are now tripping over themselves to compete and word from the...
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Rosy outlook for Indian oil refineries
Oil & Gas Asia PacificIndia recently unveiled plans to set up the world’s largest refinery at Babulwadi, Taluka Rajpur in Ratnagiri district. The project is expected to cost around $40 billion and have a refining capacity...
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Afsluitdijk PPP, The Netherlands
Transport EuropeThe Netherlands’ Afsluitdijk PPP project reveals the extent to which banks from beyond the surrounding region are shying away from Dutch infrastructure projects. Meanwhile, with the Dutch PPP pipeline...
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Spain: for whom the expropriation tolls
Transport EuropeThe euphoria that welcomed the announcement of a €5 billion greenfield Spanish roads programme has waned in recent months as expropriation risks bring progress to a stumbling shuffle and the dreaded...
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2018-2020 infra pipeline in Peru
Latin AmericaPeru’s Private Investment Promotion Agency is conducting roadshows around the world to attract new investment to the country’s substantial pipeline of infrastructure projects. Opportunities for...
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Saudi Arabian renewables tenders
Renewables MENASaudi Arabia in early 2018 announced ambitious new plans to promote renewable energy as part of the kingdom’s long-term strategy to diversify its economy. The kingdom is planning to tender a total of...
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Malaysia: to HSR or not to HSR
Transport Asia PacificMalaysia's new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s pledge to review all foreign contracts and projects has those involved in the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project resigned to yet another...
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Battery power – applying the electrodes
Renewables EuropePerched in the Regency splendour of Le Méridien Piccadilly for the 19th gathering of REFF Europe, surrounded by the great and good of the renewable energy community for a couple of days this week...
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Scaling Solar in Africa
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaThree years on from the launch of the International Finance Corporation's Scaling Solar scheme in Zambia, the programme is gaining traction. Four other African countries are now running procurements –...
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Redrawing the infrastructure map of Europe
Transport EuropeWith business slowing down in some of the countries that have seen most of Europe’s infrastructure activity over recent years, a number of other markets seem to be picking up the baton. Among these...
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European floating offshore wind
Renewables EuropeA major milestone for renewable energy was reached in late 2017 with the world’s first floating offshore wind farm entering commercial operations in October. The 30MW Hywind Scotland pilot park is...
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Full speed ahead?
Transport North AmericaIf high speed rail is going to get successfully financed anywhere in the US, the flat empty expanse of Texas seems as good as place as any. But despite its developer’s bullish attitude, the Texas...
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French offshore wind – and the first shall be last…
Renewables EuropeThe winner of France’s third round of offshore wind tenders will be confirmed later this year and – amusingly – the Dunkirk project stands a good chance of being operational before projects from...
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Fund analysis: CIP III
Renewables EuropeCopenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ third fund reached final close on 23 March 2018, at its hard cap
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Vietnam’s transport infrastructure
Transport Asia PacificIt may not be one of the largest economies in Asia, but Vietnam has made a strong commitment to infrastructure spending in recent years