Analysis Archive
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Barcarena CCGT power plant, Brazil
Power Latin AmericaNew Fortress Energy in November 2023 closed a $575 million financing for its 630MW CCGT Barcarena power plant – part of an LNG-to-power complex in Brazil’s Pará state acquired by the firm in 2021
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Going nuclear: Mega plants and SMRs race for funding
PowerLarge nuclear plants may overtake previously trending small modular reactors (SMRs) in the market as both private and federal funds are zeroing in on the sector to meet ever-growing grid demand.
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Flogging a dead horse
Renewables EuropeOnce you’ve started flogging a dead horse, when do you stop? There’s no obvious time to hang up the whip. And that’s very much the case with the consolidation of infra funds… as well as the desire to...
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Seoul’s Dongbu Underground Expressway PPP
Transport Asia PacificThe 10.1km Dongbu Underground Expressway is a toll road public-private partnership project in the offing for nearly a decade. To be built in South Korean capital Seoul and targeted to be commissioned...
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Chile’s restructurings: good assets, bad PPAs
Renewables Latin AmericaThe renewable energy sector in Chile continued to feel market disruptions in 2023 forcing many financial reorganizations and restructurings throughout the year.
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BlackRock / GIP – there will be blood
Renewables North AmericaNow that you’ve picked your jaw off the floor at news BlackRock is buying Global Infrastructure Partners, what better way to launch the IJGlobal Friday Editorial for 2024 than with a knee-jerk...
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SotySolar controlling stake acquisition, Spain
Renewables EuropeLuxembourg infrastructure investor Marguerite closed on 12 December 2023 the acquisition of a controlling stake in SotySolar, a Spanish company in the distributed renewable energy market in the...
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Puerto Bolívar expansion, Ecuador
Transport Latin AmericaTurkish port operator Yilport Terminal Operations – subsidiary of the Yıldırım Group – in October secured a $150 million term loan from the US International Development Finance Corporation to finance...
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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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Connectivity conundrum: offshore wind’s transmission trouble
Renewables North AmericaAlthough an issue facing the whole energy sector, transmission and grid connectivity for the offshore wind industry has reached a whole new level of complexity.
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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...