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India's power future
Power Asia PacificIndia’s government wants renewables, and international capital to help meet ambitious targets. But coal-fired and local finance will probably dominate
Peru nears a renewables break-through
Renewables Latin AmericaPeru continues to favour baseload fuels, but has enacted a renewables mandate and international sponsors and lenders are eager to participate
Data Analysis: Merchant's staying power in the US
Power North AmericaUS electricity demand growth has been limited since the 2008 financial collapse, and few utilities have been willing to sign new power purchase agreements (PPAs) with independent power projects
Mactan-Cebu International Airport PPP, Philippines
Transport Asia PacificFour years after the launch of the much-anticipated Philippines’ flagship PPP programme, its first project financing – for the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MICA) PPP – has closed
Milan Metro, Italy
Transport EuropeTwo availability-based PPP concessions for the Milan Metro are nearing close on debt financings with tenors of up to 21 years
Usolsky potash, Russia
Mining EuropeRussian project financings were rare in 2014, and are likely to become more so in 2015. International political tensions will make oil and gas financings - the market’s backbone - hard to pull off.
New challenges for Mozambique LNG
Oil & Gas Sub-Saharan AfricaStrong political will underpins Mozambique's ambitions LNG plans, but the new gas price environment creates new challenges
Cape Wind's last stand
Renewables North AmericaThe Cape Wind offshore wind project has overcome many hurdles in its 14-year development history
Lower Solu hydro, Nepal
Renewables Asia PacificLower Solu uses a partial dollar payment stream to attract international lenders. But other forthcoming Nepali hydro projects may find it easier to tap the Indian bank market
Antin solar portfolio refinancing, Italy
Renewables EuropeAntin Solar Investments’ refinancing of a portfolio of 66MW of solar photovoltaic plants in Italy brings the portfolio under a single umbrella structure and also marks a return of investor confidence in the country
Castor gas storage project, Spain
Oil & Gas EuropeEscal fully redeemed the bonds for its troubled Castor gas storage project in Northern Spain late last month, with an outstanding principal and interest totalling €1.41 billion ($1.72 billion)
Kelar CCGT, Chile
Power Latin AmericaThe successful closing of the $477 million debt-financing for the 517MW combined-cycle Kelar power project in Chile’s mineral-rich north marked a series of firsts for the penetration of Korean players to a highly concentrated power sector, amidst significant legal and regulatory reform
Cameron LNG and Freeport LNG, US
Oil & Gas North AmericaThe developers of US liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals turned out to be wrong when they predicted that persistently high US gas prices would attract LNG cargoes from overseas
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