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The 12 projects of Christmas
Oil & Gas Latin AmericaPick up the phone to anyone right now and the first thing you’ll be told is that they’re run off their feet and that the market’s “gangbusters” as everyone pulls together to get deals over the line before the end of the year… or Christmas, if you’re old school
Greece tries to swap EU funds for PPPs
Transport EuropeIn early October, EU Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu visited Greece to inaugurate two major transport projects – the Tithorea-Domokos railway line and Thriassio Pedio Freight Complex
Royal Inland Hospital, British Columbia
Social & Defence North AmericaThe recent financing of the Royal Inland Hospital Patient Care Tower project featured the first internationally accredited green bond in the Canadian P3 market
Ethiopia’s bold renewable energy ambitions
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaEthiopia has huge renewable energy potential. Its government estimates the country to produce roughly 45GW of hydropower alone, though only 5% of this potential has yet been realised
Dundonnell Wind Farm, Australia
Renewables Asia PacificThe Victoria government announced last September the six project winners of the first auction of the Victorian Renewable Energy Auction Scheme. Some two months later, Tilt Renewables had reached financial close on the A$560 million 336MW Dundonnell wind farm – the first under VREAS
US airports – hashtag flying too
Transport North AmericaEveryone has an airport horror story and – curiously – many of them occur in America. For a First World nation that embraced flight early as the favoured mode of transport, it remains a curiosity that the user experience is so… Third World
Italy's infrastructure under pressure
Transport EuropeAt a time when Italy is in urgent need of investment in infrastructure, a number of projects are suffering delays due to indebted construction companies and political pressures. A dispute between the national government and the EU is creating economic uncertainty, and the recent Morandi bridge disaster is casting a dark shadow over all private sector-led projects in the country
Brazilian power buyers flock to 'free' market
Power Latin AmericaPrivate power purchase agreements, increasingly prevalent in developed countries and some developing nations such as Mexico, are on the rise in Brazil
Off-grid solutions for those most in need
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaIf you are looking for an infrastructure-related charity to support, Power for the People wants your attention
Thailand – transport of delight
Transport Asia PacificCasting an eye around the global infra market for this week’s missive, the first thought was to write about American airports, but Thanksgiving put the kibosh on that. The second option was PPP across Asia Pacific, but that’s just too much shoe-horn into one story. Then, after a few calls with chums in Singapore, the eye fell on Thailand… and stayed there
Sakaka solar PV, Saudi Arabia
Renewables MENAThe 300MW Sakaka solar PV tender attracted two world record-breaking solar tariffs, and demonstrates market appetite for Saudi Arabia's nascent renewables programme
Filling the void: corporate PPAs in Ireland
Renewables EuropeWith Ireland’s renewable energy feed-in tariff (REFIT) schemes slowly coming to an end – and increasing confusion around the new support scheme RESS – Irish developers are increasingly looking to corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs)
The Caribbean – welcome to PPParadise
Renewables North AmericaMany people find it hard to look beyond sun-drenched beaches and cocktails when it comes to the Caribbean. But with 28 countries and a combined population of 42.5 million, there’s a strong argument for rebranding it “the land of sun, sea and PPP”… if it can follow the example of Jamaica
Philippines: Build, Build, Build
Transport Asia PacificThe Philippines has gone beyond its historically mediocre growth pattern to become one of the fastest growing nations in Southeast Asia. However, the country still suffers high levels of unemployment and poverty, and its infrastructure is crumbling
Airports – a folly by any other NAIM
Transport Latin AmericaThe worst thing any country with ambitions to drive an infrastructure investment programme can do is to cancel a headline project when it’s well on the way through construction
Mexico: The more renewables, the better
Renewables Latin AmericaMexico has seen a rapid rise in renewables development over the last five years, with the Mexican Secretariat of Energy in October reporting a 35% increase in installed renewable energy capacity