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REIPPP revived
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaAfter a delay of more than two years, all 27 of the projects procured under the fourth round of South Africa’s renewable energy IPP programme have now reached financial close – or at least it appears they have. At the very least, the programme has finally regained some momentum
A65 Autoroute de Gascogne toll road refinancing, France
Transport EuropeAlthough concerns over traffic volumes on France’s A65 Autoroute de Gascogne toll road seem to have lessened since it became operational in the wake of the financial crisis, a recent refinancing reveals that the road's sponsors still couldn't be too ambitious when it came to debt tenor and pricing
From higher education to social infra
Social & Defence North AmericaThe P3 market in the US is now no longer limited to just the transport sector. It is not even about individual states anymore either. Over the last few years, the focus has shifted to universities procuring student housing projects and setting in motion the potential for other types of social infrastructure projects
Namibia's solar solution
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaNamibia has undertaken a series of reforms in an attempt to reduce its dependency on electricity imports and attract IPPs into the country's power sector – and it is starting to see results via solar PV tenders
Unstoppable rise of the mega fund
Oil & Gas North AmericaAs we stare down the barrels of the summer lull having published IJGlobal’s league tables and the IJInvestor funds report for H1 2018, this infra hack is currently horsing up the M6 to Edinburgh to celebrate a rather significant birthday in the motherland
The NEG: Certainty in Australia at last?
Renewables Asia PacificThe Australian renewables industry has been craving regulatory certainty. A solution could finally be close, with an energy council session scheduled for 10 August (2018) to vote on the final design of the Federal Government’s new policy – the National Energy Guarantee (NEG). But market participants have concerns over onerous complexity, pervasive long-term policy uncertainty and its restrained r
LatAm healthcare PPPs – just what the doctor ordered
Social & Defence Latin AmericaLatin America’s healthcare demand has been steadily increasing, outpacing supply, and has created a thirst for more infrastructure across the region
League tables & funds – a game of one half
Oil & Gas Sub-Saharan AfricaIt’s been a busy time for IJ with our half-yearly league tables for global infrastructure and project finance and the H1 2018 funds and investor report – the finishing touches to which have been put on today
Meza la Paz wind farm, Mexico
Renewables Latin AmericaThe Mesa la Paz wind project may have started a new way of financing energy projects in the country, with bonds covering both construction period and a long-term PPA.
1MDB: the reckoning
Oil & Gas Asia PacificThe 1Malaysia Development scandal that swept the opposition into power is turning into a reckoning for $22 billion worth of China-backed infrastructure projects
Estonia runs before the wind
Renewables EuropeEstonia will need to make a big push in the renewables space to stay on track to achieve its renewable energy targets for 2030. And this is likely to involve massive deployment of wind energy
Does Ijmuiden lock signal more woes for BAM?
Transport EuropeThis month saw European construction giants BAM and VolkerWessels announce a second cost overrun due to continuing problems with the Ijmuiden lock project in the Netherlands. This time, the overrun amounted to €30 million for BAM and €31.5 million for VolkerWessels
Canadian PPP efficiency
Transport North AmericaCanadian provinces are undertaking colossal pipelines of PPPs but have a formidable record of bringing them to financial close
The Mexican infra revolution
Oil & Gas Latin AmericaFew things throw a cat among the pigeons more effectively for a national infrastructure programme than a change in political leadership – and that’s precisely what’s happened in Mexico
Acquisition of Cory Riverside Energy, UK
Renewables EuropeWhen a consortium led by London-based infrastructure fund manager Dalmore Capital emerged as preferred bidder in the sale of UK energy-from-waste company Cory Riverside Energy, there was some surprise that a team challenged by several partner drop-outs had made the highest fully-funded offer
Borssele III/IV offshore wind, Netherlands
Renewables EuropeBlauwwind II reached financial close on Dutch offshore wind farms Borssele III/IV at the end of June, concluding the two-year procurement on the $1.7 billion greenfield deal that stands out for achievements on many levels