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Central Asia’s oil and gas future
Oil & Gas Asia PacificCentral Asia has tremendous potential for oil and gas development, but getting projects to run on time is no easy task
Donggi-Senoro LNG, Indonesia
Oil & Gas Asia PacificThe $2.8 billion Donggi-Senoro LNG project is the first LNG financing in Indonesia to dispense with a trustee borrowing scheme
Shale's slow start in the UK
Oil & Gas EuropeToday’s announcement of some £36 million ($56.4 million) of state funding for UK shale development will no doubt be welcome news for the country’s fledgling shale industry
Across party lines
Transport North AmericaWhat does the recent Republican victory in the US mid-term elections mean for the country's PPP pipeline?
Abengoa green bond issue sparks recourse questions
Renewables EuropeSpanish infrastructure developer Abengoa has been forced to defend the way it accounts for its projects’ debt, after a green bond issue led to questions from nervous bond investors
A9 Gaasperdammerweg expansion PPP, Netherlands
Transport EuropeThe latest mega road PPP project in the Netherlands is a testament to the competetive pricing and lengthy tenors that banks are offering, as they maintain their role alongside institutional investors in European PPP
Dumping deadlines
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaThe South African government is close to missing another deadline for its renewables programme, as Eskom funding concerns and constrained grid capacity delay approvals
Crunch time for Brazilian infra
Transport Latin AmericaOne of the greatest challenges newly re-elected President Dilma Rousseff faces is bridging Brazil's huge infrastructure deficit with the help of a dubious private sector
Aurora gold mine, Guyana
Mining Latin AmericaThe $185 million project financing for Guyana Goldfields' Aurora gold mine is a first in Guyana. It also featured no gold hedging, two commercial banks, and a new IFC lending programme
Bundling PPP projects
Transport North AmericaBundling projects has its efficiencies on both the procurement and financing side, but it also carries certain challenges for the public and private sector
M2 Motorway refurbishment, Pakistan
Transport Asia PacificThe M2 Islamabad to Lahore motorway refurbishment project has been beset with troubles from cost and contract disputes to full scale government shutdown
Hinkley's state support: the fallout
Power EuropeThe European Commission approved state support for the UK’s £16 billion, 3,200MW Hinkley Point C nuclear project earlier this month. What does the EC’s agreement mean for the future of energy subsidies in Europe?
Dublin Waste-to-Energy Project
Renewables EuropeThe successful closing of the €500 million ($642.2 million), 58MW Dublin energy-to-waste project is the culmination of years of struggle to get this major Irish PPP project off the ground
Russia calling, as sanctions bite
Transport EuropePolitical decisions will determine how long sanctions imposed by the West must continue to hurt the Russian economy at large, but Russia’s transport sector has had to adapt to liquidity constraints
Mining and solar in Chile: PPA hope?
Renewables Latin AmericaCould this match between Chile’s power-hungry mining industry and a rapidly growing solar presence in the arid north be an answer to Chile’s PPA woes?
Rise of the pension fund infrastructure platform
Asia PacificMore than 18 years since Australia’s IFM Investors began pooling pension fund capital into infrastructure investment funds, 2014 has seen a spike of activity in pension fund-led investment platforms in the US and Europe