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The great infra fund bean feast
Renewables EuropeIn a world ruled by data – its capture, storage and the limitless capacity for manipulation – one of the mainstays of an infra hack’s life is to anticipate market shifts based on hard facts and a rather splendid database. This week’s missive turns the focus on infra funds and the anticipated uptick in activity that’s impacting the industry and looks set to dish up a bean feast for years to come
Kiamal Solar, Australia
Renewables Asia PacificSponsor Total Eren’s first solar farm in Australia has an unique feature – some five corporate power purchase agreements
The public takeover of Alpiq, Switzerland
Renewables EuropeAs Switzerland phases out coal-fired and nuclear generation capacity, the country’s dependence on hydropower increases
Ottawa’s ESAP P3, Canada
Renewables North AmericaOttawa’s project to modernise, maintain and operate the district energy system that heats 80 buildings and cools 67 buildings – including parliament buildings – in Canada’s capital region reached financial close on 29 May
Vías Chile bonds, Chile
Transport Latin AmericaVías Chile closed on 29 May the refinancing of a loan with the issuance of a bond in the Chilean stock exchange, the Bolsa de Santiago - sparking a future trend in the Chilean capital markets
Sitra refinery expansion, Bahrain
Oil & Gas MENABahrain Petroleum Company's Sitra refinery expansion drew together five international ECAs over seven tranches that yet could have been much bigger if not for the late – but great – role played by local lenders in the financing
Taking US midstream & LNG to the next level
Oil & Gas North AmericaPresident Trump's executive orders to streamline federal permitting processes comes at a time when the US looks to develop its midstream infrastructure and position itself as a leading LNG exporter
Freedom Gas – breaking new territory
Oil & Gas North AmericaIt’s an ill wind that blows a fresh nugget of jargon across our computer screens, and once again we have our cousins across The Pond to thank for it as they re-brand natural gas to “Freedom Gas”
Ravenhall Prison PPP refinancing, Australia
Social & Defence Asia PacificThe US private placement refinancing of Ravenhall Prison PPP in Victoria has achieved a record tenor, going out to the end of the project's concession term in 2042
Talasol Solar Farm, Spain
Renewables EuropeEllomay has financed this 300MW solar farm with only a partial power hedge, showing how Spain is leading the way in innovative renewable energy deals
Renewable energy – opportunity knocks
Renewables MENAIn a market where there’s a lot more cash available than places to deploy it, developers are following opportunity wherever that may be… hounded by a retinue of eager lenders, equity players and advisers
European renewables attract wide range of investors
Renewables EuropeEuropean renewable energy assets remain popular among fund managers and their investors
Zambia and Burkina Faso catching some sun
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaIn April the governments of Zambia and Burkina Faso awarded of a total of 275MW of renewable energy capacity to private sector firms
London calling: LSE’s new green opportunities
Renewables EuropeThe good financial weather on the London Stock Exchange continues to entice managers of prospective listed renewables funds. Its appeal has drawn two in recent months which share an intriguing set of features – both are denominated in non-sterling currencies, both are headquartered abroad, and neither buys assets in the UK
Offshore wind – floating an idea
Renewables EuropeIt’s a source of constant consternation for an observer of global infrastructure to watch as nascent technologies make the leap from emergent status to established/bankable in the blink of an eye… and that’s exactly what we see once again in the offshore wind space with floating turbines
Teknaf solar, Bangladesh
Renewables Asia PacificBangladesh’s first 15-year project financing – almost double the typical eight-year maximum tenor for the South Asian country’s infrastructure projects – crossed the finish line last week. GuarantCo played a crucial role in achieving the long tenor by mitigating payment default and liquidity risks on the $35.6 million Teknaf solar power project