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Across party lines
Transport North AmericaWhat does the recent Republican victory in the US mid-term elections mean for the country's PPP pipeline?
Abengoa green bond issue sparks recourse questions
Renewables EuropeSpanish infrastructure developer Abengoa has been forced to defend the way it accounts for its projects’ debt, after a green bond issue led to questions from nervous bond investors
A9 Gaasperdammerweg expansion PPP, Netherlands
Transport EuropeThe latest mega road PPP project in the Netherlands is a testament to the competetive pricing and lengthy tenors that banks are offering, as they maintain their role alongside institutional investors in European PPP
Dumping deadlines
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaThe South African government is close to missing another deadline for its renewables programme, as Eskom funding concerns and constrained grid capacity delay approvals
Crunch time for Brazilian infra
Transport Latin AmericaOne of the greatest challenges newly re-elected President Dilma Rousseff faces is bridging Brazil's huge infrastructure deficit with the help of a dubious private sector
Aurora gold mine, Guyana
Mining Latin AmericaThe $185 million project financing for Guyana Goldfields' Aurora gold mine is a first in Guyana. It also featured no gold hedging, two commercial banks, and a new IFC lending programme
Bundling PPP projects
Transport North AmericaBundling projects has its efficiencies on both the procurement and financing side, but it also carries certain challenges for the public and private sector
M2 Motorway refurbishment, Pakistan
Transport Asia PacificThe M2 Islamabad to Lahore motorway refurbishment project has been beset with troubles from cost and contract disputes to full scale government shutdown
Hinkley's state support: the fallout
Power EuropeThe European Commission approved state support for the UK’s £16 billion, 3,200MW Hinkley Point C nuclear project earlier this month. What does the EC’s agreement mean for the future of energy subsidies in Europe?
Dublin Waste-to-Energy Project
Renewables EuropeThe successful closing of the €500 million ($642.2 million), 58MW Dublin energy-to-waste project is the culmination of years of struggle to get this major Irish PPP project off the ground
Russia calling, as sanctions bite
Transport EuropePolitical decisions will determine how long sanctions imposed by the West must continue to hurt the Russian economy at large, but Russia’s transport sector has had to adapt to liquidity constraints
Mining and solar in Chile: PPA hope?
Renewables Latin AmericaCould this match between Chile’s power-hungry mining industry and a rapidly growing solar presence in the arid north be an answer to Chile’s PPA woes?
Rise of the pension fund infrastructure platform
Asia PacificMore than 18 years since Australia’s IFM Investors began pooling pension fund capital into infrastructure investment funds, 2014 has seen a spike of activity in pension fund-led investment platforms in the US and Europe
Safi coal-fired, Morocco
Power MENAThe 1,320MW Safi independent power producer (IPP) project in Morocco will be the largest privately developed power plant in Africa to sign financing agreements this year
Speyside biomass, UK
Renewables EuropeThe £48 million ($80 million) bond issue by Speyside Renewable Energy Finance is the first UK government-guaranteed bond issue for a renewables project
Interstate 4 Ultimate Road PPP, Florida
Transport North AmericaThe $2.3 billion I-4 Ultimate PPP, the largest availability payment based transaction in the US to date, sees the return of tight pricing on US transport PPPs, and significant funding support from FDOT