Analysis Archive
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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
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European renewables on the infra fund radar
Renewables EuropeEarly January this year saw the European Parliament approve a new renewable energy target of 35% by 2030, topping the existing agreement between member states on a 27% target by the same year.
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Oil majors – shuffling along the Road to Damascus
Oil & Gas Asia PacificIn a volte-face that’s enough to make a North Korean dictator blush, the oil majors are continuing to trip over their feet in a bid to reinvent themselves as good guys, having spent the last...
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EXCLUSIVE Arroyo Seco and Timbúes CHPs, Argentina
Power Latin AmericaProject finance is finally taking off in Argentina’s energy sector after a years-long dry spell, with only a precious few projects making it to financial close in 2017. Now Argentina’s second-largest...
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More to Colombia than just 4G
Transport Latin AmericaColombian cities are following the lead of the capital Bogota and are trying to launch a pipeline of infra PPPs
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Infra funds – it’s hammer time
Oil & Gas EuropeInfrastructure’s full of surprises. Hardly a week goes by that the eyebrows don’t shoot up to the hairline (still got one) over some development or another. And this last week has seen more than its...