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Infra Dig – taking Infra Core+ into forestry…
Beyond Infra EuropeThis latest episode of Infra Dig takes the ever-expanding definition of infrastructure to new limits… forestry
Green Breeze acquisition, Romania
Renewables EuropeNala Renewables' acquisition of the Green Breeze wind project in Romania is an important step in the company's expansion in Central and Eastern Europe, a region that benefits from strong government support and offers attractive risk-adjusted returns in the renewables sector
Al Ajban Solar PV Plant, UAE
Renewables MENAThe UAE is making significant strides in its energy transition as well as in diversifying its renewable energy sources
RExus WWtE project, Singapore
Renewables Asia PacificSingapore-headquartered developer Rexus Bioenergy has secured financing for a waste wood-to-energy project in Singapore
IJGlobal Podcast - Apterra, the New Kids on the Block
Oil & Gas North AmericaApterra, backed by New York-headquartered Apollo Asset Management, is no ordinary credit fund looking to put money to work, it is a direct origination platform designed to benefit all pools of capital
Infra Dig – Paraguay’s green fertiliser pathfinder
Renewables Latin AmericaAs IJGlobal ramps up marketing for the glorious IJLatAm conference in Miami next spring, the timing is perfect to focus on a pathfinder project finance transaction in Paraguay that looks set to be replicated across the globe
Infra Dig Masterclass – PF for peace & climate change
Renewables MENARavi Suri – global head of sustainable finance and impact investing at KPMG – once again joins the Infra Dig podcast for another Masterclass episode, this one focused on the role that project finance plays in achieving peace and climate change goals
Nuclear misstep for powering US data centres
Power North AmericaNuclear offtakes for data centre owners crashed into a hurdle when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected a request to increase nuclear power to an Amazon site
Budapest Airport, Hungary
Transport EuropeThe acquisition of Budapest Airport by the Hungarian state – via investment fund Corvinus – and Vinci Concessions marked not only Hungary’s largest deal of the year, but the “most high-profile M&A deal to have closed” in H1 2024 across Europe, according to IJGlobal’s own league table report
Thames Water – one lump, or two?
Water EuropeBattle continues to rage over Thames Water – the tarnished UK utility with questionable provenance and international ownership – to the extent you’d think it was a trophy asset
AIIF4: Africa’s Infrastructure Dynamics
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaRaising nearly $1 billion for its fourth infrastructure fund made African Infrastructure Investment Managers one of the largest private managers on the continent
Railpen, UK
Renewables EuropeUK pension fund Railpen, which has moved into direct infrastructure investing, may look to make larger allocations in future with investments outside the UK on the cards
US Presidential Election 2024: status quo or the sledgehammer
Renewables North AmericaThe biggest talking point among power sector executives in the build-up to the election has been the future of the Inflation Reduction Act. How each presidential candidate is expected to treat the IRA has been a point of consternation for the sector
ACWA nears launch of GH2 pilot, Uzbekistan
Renewables Asia PacificSaudi Arabia’s ACWA Power is approaching the commercial operations date for a green hydrogen production pilot project in Uzbekistan – set to become the first hydrogen project commissioned in Central Asia
Mogobe energy storage, South Africa
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaOngoing capacity shortages and load shedding have plagued South Africa for the best part of a decade. To tackle the issue, the South African Government has been utilising utility-scale IPP procurement programmes to bolster energy supply and encourage private sector participation
European PPP – a torpid waiting game
Transport EuropeSo, the UK’s going to have a PPP agenda, once again to lead the European market? Raise the flag and let’s have 3 cheers for the revival of a tried-and-tested infra procurement model. That flag will look like a relic from the Crimean War by the time we see the first financial close… if we even get that far