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M&A: Iberdrola ends rift in Mexico for $6bn
Latin AmericaOn 4 April 2023, Iberdrola chairman Ignacio Galán sat on a dark green chair embroidered with the Mexican coat of arms, at a large wooden table with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and a delegation, to hand over 8.5GW worth of assets — the largest energy deal ever signed in the country.
Vietnam's wind, solar projects stuck amid regulatory risks
Renewables Asia PacificLengthy and inconclusive talks between the Vietnamese government, state-owned utility, and solar and wind power developers over a policy decision have left at least 3.5GW of these renewable assets idle. IJGlobal takes a closer look at the situation and some possible solutions
Offshore wind – LatAm’s mission to Mars
Renewables Latin AmericaOffshore wind in Latin America is generating conversation, if not power, as its governments attempt to meet ambitious energy transition goals
Party’s over – time to go home
Renewables EuropeIt’s late. You’re in taxi territory. The nibbles are finished or looking dubious. And you’ve just realised you’re the only one at the party who’s not staying over. It’s time to go home. Having this week published the IJ funds and investors report, that’s kinda the way it feels when running an eye over the fundraising chart for close-ended infrastructure funds – the party’s over
Gulf of Suez II Wind Farm, Egypt
Renewables MENAAn Engie-led consortium has brought to financial close its second wind IPP in Egypt’s wind resource-rich Ras Ghareb in the Red Sea Governorate
MAM's NTS stake buy, UK
Oil & Gas EuropeA consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management acquired a 60% stake in National Grid’s UK gas transmission and metering business earlier this year, with plans to “progress projects designed to transition the UK from fossil fuels, including hydrogen focused projects”
Offshore wind: LatAm’s mission to Mars
Renewables Latin AmericaOffshore wind in Latin America is generating conversation, if not power, as its governments attempt to meet ambitious energy transition goals. According to the World Bank, the region holds 8,000GW of potential technical capacity, with Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Mexico offering some of the best resources for implementation.
Monsoon Wind Farm, Laos
Renewables Asia PacificImpact Electron Siam-led consortium's 600MW cross-border onshore wind power project – which will export electricity from Laos to Vietnam – brings the Mekong Delta region closer in realising power interconnection and integration
Schools PPP bundle, Wales
Social & Defence EuropeWales’ second schools PPP in its education infrastructure pipeline reached financial close in December 2022, taking its cue from the Mynydd Isa Campus PPP which made it over the line the month before
Boardroom Warriors v. Bedroom Warriors
Social & Defence EuropeBlimey… just come off a call where it was mentioned that we’ve marked the third anniversary for Lockdown UK. Looking back, it’s a blur viewed through a lens of horror / fondness / despair… but now that we’re long out the other end, the time has arrived to ponder its impact
IJGlobal Awards 2022 – APAC Company Winners
Oil & Gas Asia PacificThe Asia Pacific winners of the coveted IJGlobal Awards 2022 company prize category were announced yesterday evening at a gala dinner at Park Royal – Beach Road, Singapore
IJGlobal Awards 2022 – Asia Pacific Deal Winners
Oil & Gas Asia PacificThe Asia Pacific winners of the IJGlobal Awards 2022 in the deals category were announced yesterday evening amidst much fanfare and revelry at Park Royal Hotel on Beach Road in Singapore
Lo Espejo Data Center, Chile
Telecoms Latin AmericaBrazilian digital infrastructure provider ODATA’s debt financing of a data centre in Santiago, Chile, reached financial close in late November 2022. The deal highlights ODATA’s continued expansion and lenders’ willingness to enter the growing LatAm IT market
Carlsbad Desal Plant Projects, California
Water North AmericaThe Carlsbad Desalination Plant in California is the first large-scale ocean-water desalination project constructed in the Western hemisphere
IJGlobal Awards 2022 – LatAm Deal Winners
Oil & Gas Latin AmericaThe Americas-based infrastructure and energy community amassed last night at the splendid Guastavino’s in New York to celebrate the IJGlobal Awards 2022
IJGlobal Awards 2022 – Latin America Company Winners
Oil & Gas Latin AmericaThe LatAm infrastructure community – many of them arriving in New York from the IJ LatAm conference in Miami – gathered in Guastavino’s to celebrate the successes of 2022 at the IJGlobal Awards