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Acwa Power’s project-backed bond, Saudi Arabia
Power MENASaudi Arabian developer Acwa Power’s recently closed project-backed bond issuance unlocks some $814 million in capital for the firm in what is its first investment-grade offering secured against operational assets
Pakistan’s power potential
Oil & Gas Asia PacificPakistan, a country where over 140 million people don’t have access to power, is investing heavily in its energy sector. And Asian investors are taking advantage
Japan's pension funds interest in infrastructure
Asia PacificOn 11 April 2017, The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) of Japan issued a call for asset managers of alternative assets, including infrastructure, private equity and real estate, to invest via fund of funds products that are set up as separate managed accounts for GPIF
California's infrastructure ambition
Transport North AmericaThe Californian State Legislature passed a historic bill in April to raise California gas taxes by $0.12 in an attempt to raise as much as $52 billion towards repairing the state's infrastructure over the next decade
PPP, transport and the need for diversity
Transport EuropeThe UK government has promised a new pipeline of PF2 projects by the spring. Naturally these things are often delayed. While the infrastructure market waits the hope is that the list of projects will include more than just transport
Australia’s gas supply shortage
Oil & Gas Asia PacificSeveral regions of Australia are suffering blackouts due to a domestic gas supply shortage. Given the numerous and very large LNG projects being developed in the country, the shortage seems extraordinary
Leviathan gas field, Israel
Oil & Gas MENADelek Group and Texas-based partner Noble Energy’s financing of the Leviathan gas field offshore Israel represents the country’s largest ever infrastructure project. The field will ultimately transform Israel into a regional energy hub
Financing Argentina’s ambitious infra plans
Transport Latin AmericaArgentina is seeking significant private sector investment to support its ambitious plans, and so must attract foreign capital
The post-subsidy future for offshore wind
Renewables EuropeA common criticism of offshore wind, that it is too expensive compared with other available renewable technologies, has been challenged by bidding on a tender in Germany this week which suggests the technology can be developed without subsidies
Acquisition of 61% of National Grid Gas Distribution, UK
Oil & Gas EuropeThe auction of a majority stake of National Grid’s four UK gas distribution networks presented a rare opportunity for largest asset managers, sovereign wealth and pension funds to deploy bulky equity cheques
Old Harbour Bay Power & LNG, Jamaica
Power North AmericaHow local banks arranged the largest private sector project financing in the history of Jamaican and set the stage for further LNG development across the Caribbean
Interview: Kansai Electric Power’s Yoshihiro Takechi
Renewables Asia PacificMarket liberalisation at home is driving Japanese power utility Kansai Electric to seek growth overseas. Yoshiro Takechi, general manager of Kansai Electric international business and cooperation division, has unveiled what he expects in return for the company’s ¥500 billion ($4.5 billion) war chest in an interview with IJGlobal
Data analysis: Diversification targeted for funds raised in Q1
Oil & GasThe first quarter of 2017 has seen high volumes of capital being raised at a global level, with 22 unlisted, closed-ended funds raising $33.9 billion in total, according to IJGlobal data
Bexley oncology wing, St. James’s University hospital, UK
Social & Defence EuropeAberdeen Infrastructure Partners and a fund managed by Dalmore Capital reached financial close at the end of March on a refinancing of the Bexley oncology wing of the St. James’s University hospital in Leeds in the UK
The Canada Infrastructure Bank
North AmericaIn the past few weeks, the federal government of Canada has announced a couple of senior appointments for the, yet-to-be formally launched, Canada Infrastructure Bank, signalling its commitment to bringing the bank into existence
Engie top IJGlobal renewables Q1 2017 sponsor LT
Renewables Asia PacificEngie made the biggest commitment to renewables investment in the first quarter of 2017, according to the IJGlobal Q1 2017 league tables