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A49 motorway PPP, Germany
Transport EuropeGermany's A49 motorway PPP – at €1.3bn capex, one of the largest infrastructure projects awarded in the country in recent years – was the second major project to reach financial close during the challenging posed Coronavirus pandemic
The one thing that really ain’t 2020
Social & Defence EuropeHaving schlepped along the road into deepest East Sheen this week for my annual trip to the optician – the first yearly visitation since 2014, as they snarkily pointed out – and I can say with absolute confidence that the one thing that cannot be accused of being 2020… is my eyesight
Floatovoltaics: A portmanteau with pizzazz
Renewables Asia PacificFrom the world’s first pilot system in Aichi, Japan, some 13 years ago to Marubeni's 181MW project in western Taiwan that closed in April 2020 with a NT$7.2 billion ($239 million) debt package, it is not surprising Asia dominates the market for floating solar, or floatovoltaics
ProInversión Q&A – Peru resumes sanitation PPPs
Water Latin AmericaIJGlobal’s Americas Senior Reporter Juliana Ennes speaks to Karin Granda, special director of Peru’s procurement agency ProInversión, about the challenges and opportunities being faced today in the sanitation sector
Andes Renovables, Chile
Renewables Latin AmericaFour years after winning power purchase agreements in the 2016 Chilean power auction, Irish developer Mainstream Renewable Power has closed the financing for the first and the second phase of its 1.3GW Andes Renovables portfolio, leaving just one project still to finance
Cleaning up in LatAm & Caribbean sanitation
Water Latin AmericaThere’s a big opportunity cropping up across Latin America and the Caribbean as programmes of sanitation PPPs working their way through the system. Juliana Ennes delves into this murky world…
American colleges tap into energy P3
Power North AmericaIt takes two to tango and more often than not – when it comes to public private partnerships in the US – the public side has two left feet, according to IJGlobal reporter Elliot Hayes…
Wildstone builds a digital media empire
Telecoms EuropeWhile roadside billboards may seem a far cry from traditional infrastructure assets, UK-based Wildstone – and its investor Digital Colony – draw compelling parallels
Top Trumps – wind turbines
Renewables Asia PacificR&D is leading the turbine manufacturer agenda, rolling out ever-larger units for a market that is not ready to deploy them. In such a fast-moving environment, it is only a matter of time before their efforts pay dividends, writes IJGlobal reporter Elliot Hayes...
New Fundamentals – energy funds in 2020 and beyond
Renewables EuropeThe future is increasingly less restrictive for infrastructure funds investing in renewable energy, according to IJGlobal reporter Arran Brown…
Winds of Change – technological constants
Renewables EuropeWith renewables taking centre stage for greenfield investment, technologies – old and new – are being evolved and innovated. Here IJGlobal reporter Sophie Mellor focuses on some of the most recent developments in the battle against climate change…
US Renewables and Power – business as usual
Renewables North AmericaIJGlobal Americas Editor Ila Patel talks to ING’s Thomas Cantello and Ana Carolina Oliveira about the rocky road to stability for power and renewable energy in the US…
The future of renewables in MENA
Renewables MENASix months following the World Health Organisation’s announcement of a pandemic, the MENA market has soldiered on with a number of huge projects hurdling the economic difficulties produced by the Covid-19 pandemic to reach financial close – including three more in just the first week of September 2020
IJGlobal Magazine – Power & Renewables Report
Renewables Asia PacificThis story has been created to host the ING-sponsored IJGlobal Power & Renewables Report – a key component of the Autumn 2020 IJGlobal Magazine – that was published this week in digital format, due to the coronavirus pandemic
IJGlobal Magazine – Autumn 2020 issue
Oil & Gas Asia PacificIJGlobal is delighted today to publish the autumn edition of the IJGlobal Magazine – including the Power & Renewables Report – once again in digital format, due to the coronavirus pandemic
UK franchises derailed
Transport EuropeWith road traffic plunging to levels not seen since 1955 and airline passenger numbers not expected to recover until 2023, the UK's passenger rail franchising system is among the most recent victims of covid-19