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The rise of the green bond
Asia PacificGreen bond issuers are no longer limited to development finance institutions
Portsmouth Bypass PPP, Ohio
Transport North AmericaBefore the $550 million Portsmouth Bypass PPP in Ohio closed in April 2015, only one US PPP had obtained a partial wrap from monoline Assured Guaranty in the aftermath of the 2008 financial collapse
Examining conventional procurement
North AmericaOntario’s debate over the true costs of PPP projects has one important lesson for the private infrastructure industry worldwide
Q1 2015 League Table Analysis: Australian PPP
Transport Asia PacificIJGlobal’s Q1 league tables for 2015 show Australia’s PPP sector as a consistently strong area of activity for sponsors in the Asia Pacific market
Data Analysis: Renewables push gas aside in Germany
Renewables EuropeGerman renewables investment appears to be ascending again. The country’s renewables sectors have, cumulatively, enjoyed three of their better quarters since the start of 2014
Javelin waste PPP’s prolonged development
Renewables EuropeThe initial plan for the Javelin waste-to-energy PPP, in Gloucestershire, England, is at least nine years old. But a string of setbacks – including the loss of government financing and lengthy appeals processes – has left the project closer to early development than operation
Q1 2015 League Table Analysis: European renewables vs conventional power
Renewables EuropeInvestment into European power projects could be returning to 2010/2011 levels, though activity is increasingly concentrated in the renewables sector
Q1 2015 League Tables Analysis: Latin American Renewables
Renewables North AmericaRenewables’ share of total closed Latin American project finance debt has continued its ascent, though wind and solar remain minority players against the transport and midstream sectors
Kazakhstan’s PPP future
Transport Asia PacificKazakhstan is rich in oil, gas and minerals, but its transportation infrastructure is in need of serious improvement. The country’s government is intent on spurring investment in the sector and in June 2014 amended legislation to facilitate the use of PPPs.
Q1 2015 League Tables Analysis: US LNG
Oil & Gas North AmericaExport liquefied natural gas (LNG) continued to dominate privately financed US power and energy debt volumes in the first quarter of the year but a slowdown is coming
Q1 2015 League Tables Analysis: European PPP
EuropeUK social infrastructure deals dominate European PPPs in IJGlobal's Q1 2015 league tables
Tilbury biomass project, UK
Renewables EuropeSponsors of UK biomass projects are rushing to close financings and complete commissioning before the 31 March 2017 sunset of the country’s renewable obligation certificate (ROC) scheme
Block Island Offshore Wind, US
Renewables North AmericaOffshore wind development in the US has been an elusive pursuit
China's Asian development bank
Asia PacificThe AIIB continues to attract more and more backers in spite of some early opposition from the US government. Those joining will hope they can steer the bank's objectives more towards their own goals
Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement PPP, US
Transport North AmericaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s first PPP – the $1.12 billion Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement project – is also the first US PPP to bundle a large group of assets in a single transaction
US water infrastructure financing
Water North AmericaEven though the US government has introduced various new loan programmes to support water infrastructure financing recently, ongoing projects continue to rely on the existing municipal or tax-exempt bond market