Analysis Archive
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APAC offshore wind sector outlook – 2024
Renewables Asia PacificOver the past few years Asia Pacific region has caught up with Europe to develop an attractive offshore wind sector
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Sosteneo’s Koorangie battery, Oz
Renewables Asia PacificItalian asset manager Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners has entered the Australian renewable market by acquiring a greenfield energy storage system in Victoria from Australian renewable developer Edify...
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Fair COP, Good COP, Bad COP
Renewables MENAIt warms the heart while penning a final editorial for 2023 to ponder glad tidings from COP28 as the trumpeting echoes into the distance from a multitude of announcements. All the while, one is left...
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IJGlobal Regional Report – MEA, Q3 2023
Oil & Gas MENAThe year to the end of September 2023 marked a substantial downturn in activity across the Middle East and Africa, however, with some landmark achievements in the financing of greenfield...
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Infra Dig – Álvaro Ortega on offshore wind
Renewables North AmericaInfra Dig – the podcast service run by IJGlobal – once again steps across The Pond for a fireside chat with an expert on offshore wind who has made the switch from fixed foundation to floating.
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IJGlobal Regional Report – Asia Pacific, Q3 2023
Oil & Gas Asia PacificAsia Pacific bucked the broader trend of poor performance across infrastructure and energy financing activity in the third quarter of this year, achieving similar levels to recent times led by O&G and...
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Infra Dig – Henri Yoki on AI in infrastructure
Renewables EuropeThis latest episode of Infra Dig, sees the IJGlobal podcast service return to roots… delving into sectors that are being discussed, but where there is an apparent lack of understanding – artificial...
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IJGlobal Regional Report – Latin America, Q3 2023
Oil & Gas Latin AmericaPerformance across Latin American infrastructure and energy deal activity up to the end of the third quart of this year marked a significant drop by value and volume, according to data compiled by...
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Infra Dig – Chris Creed, US Department of Energy
Renewables North AmericaThe latest episode of the IJGlobal podcast service – Infra Dig – sees the spotlight turn on the US Department of Energy’s vaunted Loan Programs Office and an interview with Chris Creed, chief...
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IJGlobal Regional Report – North America, Q3 2023
Oil & Gas North AmericaPerformance in the infrastructure and energy space across North America in the third quarter of this year proved to be a mixed bag with an overall sense that the market compares poorly to recent...
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IJGlobal Regional Report – Europe, Q3 2023
Oil & Gas EuropeThe third quarter of 2023 showed strong performance for Europe across the broader “infrastructure finance” category when held against the corresponding period in 2022, providing marginal cheer in an...
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A fool and their money are soon parted
Social & Defence EuropeThe English language is rich in proverbs and this one (the headline) happens to be one of the many imparted to me by my grandmother – a rather splendid woman who had a strong influence on me from the...
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London Array stake acquisition, UK
Renewables EuropeGreencoat UK Wind, together with other Schroders Greencoat-managed funds, sealed in August the acquisition of a 25% stake in the 630MW London Array offshore wind farm from Ørsted for £717 million
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Karatau farm: Uzbekistan’s first wind PPP
Renewables Asia PacificThe 100MW Karatau wind farm in Uzbekistan is set to become a harbinger of many more landmark transactions in the Central Asian country
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Fundraising… swimming naked in the rip tide
Social & Defence EuropeRoaming around the market this week – as is one’s wont – it’s comforting (if not a tad worrisome) to hear rumblings from within the infra fund community that confirm what's been said for a while… with...
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GreenYellow’s rooftop solar PV portfolio, Vietnam
Renewables Asia PacificFrench renewable developer GreenYellow recently secured a $13.8 million debt package to finance a rooftop solar PV portfolio for commercial and industrial customers in Vietnam, providing a template...
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Hai Long Offshore Wind, Taiwan
Renewables Asia PacificNorthland Power-backed Hai Long Offshore Wind Project weathered numerous storms to achieve financial close. The largest offshore wind farm financing in Asia Pacific established many more firsts, but...
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Pamplona-Cúcuta Highway Refi, Colombia
Transport Latin AmericaSpanish construction firm Sacyr – through its fully-owned SPV Unión Vial Río Pamplonita – reached financial close in late June on the refinance of its Pamplona-Cúcuta Highway in Colombia. The...
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Road ahead: Actis' new structure for Indian acquisition
Transport Asia PacificPrivate equity firm Actis took a new approach to its acquisition of a road portfolio of 6 operating assets in India. The loan backing the acquisition is structured in a way that it continues even...