• Usolsky potash, Russia

    Tom Nelthorpe Mining Europe

    Russian 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

    Jon Whiteaker Oil & Gas Sub-Saharan Africa

    Strong political will underpins Mozambique's ambitions LNG plans, but the new gas price environment creates new challenges

  • Cape Wind's last stand

    Jinjoo Lee & Brian Eckhouse Renewables North America

    The Cape Wind offshore wind project has overcome many hurdles in its 14-year development history

  • Lower Solu hydro, Nepal

    Thomas Blott Renewables Asia Pacific

    Lower 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

    Jordan Bintcliffe Renewables Europe

    Antin 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

    Olivia Gagan Oil & Gas Europe

    Escal 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

    Rosie Fitzmaurice Power Latin America

    The 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

    Jinjoo Lee Oil & Gas North America

    The 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

    Jamie Bullen Oil & Gas Asia Pacific

    Central Asia has tremendous potential for oil and gas development, but getting projects to run on time is no easy task

  • Donggi-Senoro LNG, Indonesia

    Thomas Blott Oil & Gas Asia Pacific

    The $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

    Olivia Gagan Oil & Gas Europe

    Today’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

  • Across party lines

    Sakshi Sharma Transport North America

    What 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

    Tom Nelthorpe Renewables Europe

    Spanish 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

    Alexandra Dockreay Transport Europe

    The 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

    Jon Whiteaker Renewables Sub-Saharan Africa

    The 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

    Rosie Fitzmaurice Transport Latin America

    One 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

    Tom Nelthorpe Mining Latin America

    The $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

    Sakshi Sharma Transport North America

    Bundling 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

    Jamie Bullen Transport Asia Pacific

    The M2 Islamabad to Lahore motorway refurbishment project has been beset with troubles from cost and contract disputes to full scale government shutdown



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