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Roy Hill, Australia
Mining Asia PacificThe financing for the Roy Hill iron ore project in Australia is the largest deal to close so far this year, and was a rare non-recourse deal in a sector which has been dominated traditionally by corporate deals.
Gas prices key to Energy Future restructuring
Power North AmericaEnergy Future Intermediate Holding Company has launched a tender for its first and second lien debt, despite some opposition from junior lenders to the bankrupt power company's affiliates
N17/N18 Gort-Tuam, Ireland
Transport EuropeThe N17/N18 Gort-Tuam financing for Ireland marks the re-emergence of international confidence, after the impact of the sovereign debt crisis
Sarulla geothermal, Indonesia
Renewables Asia PacificSarulla is a breakthrough for renewables development in Indonesia, and shows that the country may at last be living up to its geothermal potential
US PPPs: Bridging the policy gaps
Transport North AmericaWhile Kentucky’s PPP enabling legislation might still be a few miles from execution, overall an increasing number of US states have recognized and accepted the model in recent years. But can there be a nationwide standardisation of the model?
Abengoa Transmisión Sur refinancing, Peru
Power Latin AmericaThe Abengoa Transmisión Sur (ATS) refinancing of its Peruvian transmission lines through the international capital markets successfully tested a model that the industry hopes will become the new paradigm for financing infrastructure projects across Latin America
Where next for South Africa's power market?
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaWhile the Department of Energy (DoE) ploughs ahead with plans for new baseload power plants, the South African government still has many questions to answer regarding its pathfinder renewables programme
In the shadow of Colombia's 4G
Transport Latin AmericaInvestors are keenly monitoring the development of Bogotá’s proposed first metro line. But Colombia’s fledgling 4G roads programme overshadows progress everywhere else
Mersey Gateway Bridge PPP, UK
Transport EuropeThe UK government's Infrastructure Guarantee Programme found its first major breakthrough for vital infrastructure on the £600 million ($998 million) Mersey Gateway Bridge PPP, which is a project of many firsts for the UK
Power struggles: Europe and Russia’s rising tensions
Oil & Gas EuropeThe crisis in Ukraine has dominated headlines in recent weeks, and the European energy sector in particular is growing increasingly vulnerable to the rising political tensions
Lake Turkana wind, Kenya
Renewables Sub-Saharan AfricaThe Lake Turkana wind project in Kenya is a perfect example of how difficult it can be to utilise plentiful renewable energy resource in countries with limited national infrastructure
A11 motorway PPP, Belgium
Transport EuropeThe A11 motorway PPP in Belgium is the third project to close with the European Investment Bank’s project bond credit enhancement (PBCE) product, which is in its pilot stage
Turkey’s STAR Rafineri
Oil & Gas EuropeSet to bring a raft of export credit agencies, international and local banks into the Turkish energy market - some for the first time - the STAR Rafineri crude oil refinery project is significant for the country and its project finance market
Reventazón hydro power plant, Costa Rica
Power Latin AmericaCosta Rica’s state-owned utility Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) reached financial close on the 305.5MW Reventazón hydro power plant at the end of January 2014. The project, which will be Central America’s largest hydro power plant upon completion, is a crucial step towards meeting growing power supply demand, in a country heavily reliant upon hydro generation.
Portugal’s privatisations drive ahead
EuropeSeveral years after EU bailouts forced a number of Europe’s struggling economies to launch privatisation programmes, Portugal stands out as an exception in running broadly to schedule
North American Single Asset Power Deal of the Year 2013:Goreway
Power North AmericaNorth American Single Asset Power Deal of the Year 2013:Goreway