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Australian solar growth trajectory assured
Renewables Asia PacificThe number of solar deals to reach financial close in Australia has increased steadily from 2013 to 2017 and - while challenges lie ahead for the industry this coming year - there is a strong pipeline in place and sufficient incentives in place for investors and developers to carry on closing deals
How much do politics affect UK energy?
Oil & Gas EuropeThe UK finds itself at a political impasse this week, waiting for clarity on exactly who will lead the country in the coming months
North American funds: The bigger kids on the block
EuropeA few weeks ago, US-based private equity manager Blackstone announced the launch of a $40 billion infrastructure fund, which is set to become the largest fund ever raised in this sector
MENA wind and solar
Renewables MENAWhile the value of active pipeline and procurement wind and solar energy deals in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has dropped in the nine months to May 2017, there are still a number of opportunities coming to the market
The uncertainty in US P3s
Transport North AmericaThe future of Maryland’s Purple Line light rail transit (LRT) PPP remains uncertain, following news that construction on key elements of the much-awaited project is suspended
Climate chaos
What is the future for renewables investment after the US pulls out of the Paris Climate Accord?
Interview: MUFG’s Colin Chen
Asia PacificThe world’s leading project finance bank has also dominated the Asia Pacific project finance league tables for several years. Colin Chen, who runs MUFG’s structured finance in Asia Oceania excluding Japan, explains the Japanese bank’s strategy going forward
The revival of bond insurance
Social & Defence EuropeWith a number of deals concluded over recent months featuring wrapped bonds, and more expected in the future, bond insurance seems to be enjoying a resurgence, a decade after the industry was all but completely destroyed by the financial crisis
Data analysis: The looming US gas giant
Power North AmericaLatching onto the economics provided by cheap natural gas in the US, gas-fired power plants are coming to market in droves
Marubeni and Jinko’s Sweihan solar, United Arab Emirates
Renewables MENAThe world’s largest solar project with 1,177MW of capacity reached financial close in May 2017. Sweihan offers the world’s lowest headline tariff for solar electricity and may mean Abu Dhabi can delay its next solar procurement
UK pension funds dip into water utilities
Water EuropeWhile infrastructure funds are the most prevalent shareholders of 25 regulated water utilities in England and Wales, the recent sale of Affinity Water is due to feature UK local authority pension funds co-investing alongside fund HICL
Interview: PLN’s Ahsin Sidqi
Renewables Asia PacificSponsors, bankers and lawyers have been pondering the implications of Indonesia’s new regulations on procuring power plants. PLN’s head of IPP procurement Ahsin Sidqi explains the new policy to IJGlobal
Puerto Rico's renewed PPP goals
Transport North AmericaDebt-ridden Caribbean island and US territory, Puerto Rico, has announced plans to resurrect its PPP programme with an ambitious pipeline of fresh projects across multiple sectors
Project procurement and delivery
Asia PacificThe UK, Canada and Australia are three of the most established private finance markets for infrastructure in the world. Lauded for easily accessible and transparent procurement and delivery mechanisms they are often a blueprint for emerging PPP markets
Borkum West Phase 2 offshore wind, Germany
Renewables EuropeThe 203MW, Borkum West Phase 2 €800 million ($870.4 million) offshore wind project off the coast of Germany is one of the last renewables projects to enjoy fixed feed-in tariff subsidy support from the German government
Chile’s conservative pipeline
Renewables Latin AmericaWhile other Latin American nations promise massive infrastructure programmes, Chile is taking a more conservative stance as it prepares for a change in government