• Falling FIT acts as a brake on Japan solar

    Mia Tahara-Stubbs Renewables Asia Pacific

    The a decline in feed-in-tariffs (FIT) rates for new renewable energy projects in Japan has put a brake on new solar power developments

  • Egypt's FX issue threatens PPP pipeline

    Jordan Bintcliffe Transport MENA

    An unwillingness to take currency risk on projects is delaying Egyptian projects with a high dollar requirement and could put the country’s public private partnership (PPP) pipeline at risk

  • Cloghboola wind farm acquisition, Ireland

    Olivia Gagan Renewables Europe

    Cloghboola demonstrates the appetite for institutionals to take on smaller-sized debt, using a hybrid structure more commonly seen in the US market

  • Data Analysis: New sponsors enter Mexican wind

    Rosie Fitzmaurice Renewables Latin America

    The total value of wind farm financings reaching close in Mexico slightly declined in 2015, according to IJGlobal data, but activity in the sector is set to rebound

  • SunEdison behind a cloud

    Rene Lavanchy Renewables North America

    In the last quarter, the self-styled world’s biggest renewables developer has become a toxic stock and appeared to stumble from one crisis to another

  • South Africa revamps REIPPP

    Jon Whiteaker Renewables Sub-Saharan Africa

    South Africa’s renewable energy procurement programme has been a significant success but underlying issue around grid connection have forced the government to make changes

  • Thar Coal, Pakistan

    Thomas Blott Power Asia Pacific

    The Thar coal project financing is the first integrated coal mining and coal-based power project to reach financial close in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and a clear signal of China’s growing influence regionally as its ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative starts to take shape

  • Data Analysis: Project bonds restrained

    Alexandra Dockreay Transport Europe

    The volume of project bonds for European PPPs grew considerably between 2012 and 2014 but contracted again in 2015, according to IJGlobal data

  • Colombia's 4G gathers pace

    Rosie Fitzmaurice Transport Latin America

    Early indicators suggest that 2016 is to be an important year for Colombia’s 4G highway programme, as some of the initial projects procured by ANI approach financial close

  • Data Analysis: Canadian transport and social deals peak in 2015

    Sakshi Sharma Transport North America

    A record number of 23 social infrastructure and transport transactions reached financial close in Canada during 2015, according to IJGlobal data

  • Offshore wind grows up

    Olivia Gagan Renewables Europe

    Offshore wind is scaling up: last week Danish state-backed energy business Dong Energy made a final investment decision for what is set to be the biggest offshore wind farm in the world

  • Indonesia’s new oil & gas law

    Thomas Blott Oil & Gas Asia Pacific

    The preferential treatment offered to Pertamina under Indonesia’s oil & gas law may scare off foreign investment at a time when the country needs it most

  • Data Analysis: GCC refinancings surge

    Jordan Bintcliffe Oil & Gas MENA

    Refinancing of energy and infrastructure projects in the GCC countries totalled $10.7 billion in 2015, the highest yet since 2010, driven in particular by deals in the United Arab Emirates which accounted for over $6.2 billion of the total, according to IJGlobal data

  • Uruguay ramps up PPP

    Rosie Fitzmaurice Transport Latin America

    Uruguay is set to see an uptick in PPP procurement in 2016, as Vázquez's government rolls out the initial projects of a $12 billion infrastructure programme

  • Data Analysis: Australia's debt market

    Thomas Blott Asia Pacific

    Australia’s debt market remains largely dominated by the big four Australian banks – Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank and Westpac – although there are some signs that international lenders, traditionally content to club with Australian banks, are starting to rival their domestic counterparts on deals

  • Behind the meter: securitisation and US distributed energy

    Rene Lavanchy Renewables North America

    Amid pessimism about access to finance for energy infrastructure, deal flow in one sector seems to be accelerating

  • TransGrid, Australia

    Thomas Blott Power Asia Pacific

    The A$10.3 billion financing for the acquisition of the 99-year lease of New South Wales electricity distribution company TransGrid tested the willingness of the offshore bank market to finance large infrastructure assets in Australia and international banks responded with a clear positive signal

  • A project bond refinancing boom, when rates rise

    Alexandra Dockreay Europe

    Europe should continue to see a high number of projects refinanced in 2016, even if the recent interest rate rise in the US is followed by similar moves in the UK and continental Europe

  • UK's new nuclear moves forward - but slowly

    Olivia Gagan Power Europe

    This week sponsors of two of the UK’s most advanced new nuclear projects, the £24.5 billion ($34.7 billion) 3.2GW Hinkley Point C and the £14 billion, 2.7GW Wylfa Newydd project both announced new stages in their development



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