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Brazil’s sanitation sector hots up
Social & Defence Latin AmericaIn April, Brazil’s second largest privatisation event took place with Rio de Janeiro state water and sewage utility Cedae auctioning 4 blocs that serve 29 municipalities
Cost of capital king Equitix sets sights on NA market
Renewables EuropeEquitix has hired a senior adviser as part of its North American expansion
Ermewa – a reluctant but successful sale
Transport EuropeA consortium of a DWS-controlled funds and Canadian investor Caisse des dépôt du Québec (CDPQ) recently prevailed in the auction for Ermewa Holding
M&A bankers prep district energy biz sales
Power North AmericaM&A bankers are readying the sales of a number of district energy systems that are anticipated to hit the auction block in coming weeks
Vietnam DPPA: a great move forward, but how?
Renewables Asia PacificRenewable energy gencos and corporate power consumers have been increasingly keen to participate in Vietnam’s Direct Power Purchase Agreement trial programme. DPPA will allow developers to mitigate the risk that the monopoly power system operator may be unable to offtake power by selling electricity to corporate offtakers, signalling the transition to a more open electricity market
APAC infra fundraising – death by FIFO?
Renewables Asia PacificIn recent years, Asia-Pacific has been one of the fastest developing markets for infrastructure funds. As the region increasingly opens up to global investments, its economies and infra development are growing significantly
PF bankers assess Chilean corporate supply deals
Renewables Latin AmericaAs Chile's largest developers secure supply contracts with corporate offtakers and search for corporate financing for their portfolios, project finance bankers wonder whether there will be any mandates left in the long run that are not corporate-based
Hybrid portfolio financing, Rajasthan
Renewables Asia PacificAdani Green Energy’s earnings call with debt investors on Monday is likely to highlight one of the company’s most consequential transactions to close in FY2021. AGEL sealed a $1.35 billion senior debt facility with participation from 12 international banks to finance India's largest hybrid cluster development
Kom Ombo Solar PV, Egypt
Renewables MENAEgypt had been attracting utility-scale wind farm deals in recent years and it was only a matter of time before the country’s renewables sector would be bolstered further by the spread of solar PV of a similar size from across the Red Sea
Netflix and bone-crushing tedium…
Social & Defence EuropeAs we tentatively venture out of our homes to bump elbows – not rub shoulders as that’s too close – with friends and colleagues we’ve not seen for an age… it’s becoming horribly apparent that nobody has anything to say
Biden's shot in the arm for US clean power
Renewables North AmericaPresident Joe Biden has announced an ambitious $2 trillion infrastructure plan that includes a wide-reaching set of initiatives aimed at supercharging the country's clean power and renewables industry
Mutkalampi Wind Farm, Finland
Renewables EuropeEarlier in the month Neoen reached financial close on the €478 million Mutkalampi wind farm – Finland’s largest onshore wind project to date, with commissioning set for late 2022
New York Thruway Service Stations P3
Transport North AmericaIrish company Applegreen has been active in the US market since 2014, slowly expanding its foothold in the forecourt retail space through organic and acquisition-driven growth. The New York Service Areas project is the second P3 project it has been involved in, the first being the Connecticut Highway Service Plazas P3 in which it acquired a 40% stake in 2019
Awards – a flattering market reflection?
Renewables EuropeHaving spent the last couple of weeks wading through submissions for IJGlobal Awards 2020 and now having launched into Judgment Day sessions… it’s with a somewhat giddy head that fingers hit keyboard for the Friday missive
Secondary funds market primed for a bumper year
Renewables EuropeThe pandemic temporarily threw a wrench in the works, but an inflow of new capital is expected to drive further growth in the secondary market for stakes in infrastructure funds
Taking the pulse on Velindre
Social & Defence EuropeThe long-delayed Velindre Cancer Research Centre PPP in Wales appears to have received a much-needed breath of life with the Welsh government approving the business case for the development, allowing it to progress to procurement