• London Array stake acquisition, UK

    Yancy Villarroel Renewables Europe

    Greencoat UK Wind, together with other Schroders Greencoat-managed funds, sealed in August the acquisition of a 25% stake in the 630MW London Array offshore wind farm from Ørsted for £717 million

  • Karatau farm: Uzbekistan’s first wind PPP

    Akshaj Garg Renewables Asia Pacific

    The 100MW Karatau wind farm in Uzbekistan is set to become a harbinger of many more landmark transactions in the Central Asian country

  • Fundraising… swimming naked in the rip tide

    Angus Leslie Melville Social & Defence Europe

    Roaming around the market this week – as is one’s wont – it’s comforting (if not a tad worrisome) to hear rumblings from within the infra fund community that confirm what's been said for a while… with bells on

  • Offshore wind: Mind the PPA gap

    Natalie Boyer Renewables North America

    The seas have been rough for the offshore wind sector, and projects are repeatedly being hit by rising interest rates, supply chain disruptions, local unrest, and political opposition. Financing issues and heavy losses in the past quarter have unraveled the traditional project process. The key economic burden on these projects is, by far, the power purchase agreement (PPA) gap.

  • GreenYellow’s rooftop solar PV portfolio, Vietnam

    Civi Yap Renewables Asia Pacific

    French renewable developer GreenYellow recently secured a $13.8 million debt package to finance a rooftop solar PV portfolio for commercial and industrial customers in Vietnam, providing a template for future financings.

  • Hai Long Offshore Wind, Taiwan

    Manju Dalal Renewables Asia Pacific

    Northland Power-backed Hai Long Offshore Wind Project weathered numerous storms to achieve financial close. The largest offshore wind farm financing in Asia Pacific established many more firsts, but above all offered hope amid challenges faced by some marquee projects

  • Green hydrogen: Build, scale, commercialize

    Natalie Boyer Renewables North America

    Green hydrogen development took a giant stride towards bankability as the Department of Energy selected 7 green hydrogen hub winners across 16 states, handing out $7 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

  • Pamplona-Cúcuta Highway Refi, Colombia

    Adrian Ganic Transport Latin America

    Spanish construction firm Sacyr – through its fully-owned SPV Unión Vial Río Pamplonita – reached financial close in late June on the refinance of its Pamplona-Cúcuta Highway in Colombia. The transaction is worth $642 million, including a $400 million social bond, the largest to date in Latin America for an infrastructure project

  • Road ahead: Actis' new structure for Indian acquisition

    Manju Dalal Transport Asia Pacific

    Private equity firm Actis took a new approach to its acquisition of a road portfolio of 6 operating assets in India. The loan backing the acquisition is structured in a way that it continues even after the assets are transferred to an infrastructure investment trust

  • Infra Dig – Ian Brown talks UKIB

    Angus Leslie Melville Renewables Europe

    This latest episode of Infra Dig – the IJGlobal podcast service – sees the focus return to the UKIB for an update on progress. Ian Brown, head of banking and investments, speaks openly...

  • Zenobē Fundraising Round 2, UK

    Rachel Adatto Renewables Europe

    London-headquartered battery storage and EV company Zenobē completed its second round of funding in September 2023, seeing more than $1 billion raised

  • BESS: Making money, solving problems

    Tatiana Caress Louder North America

    Battery energy storage systems (BESS) M&A activity in the US continues to steadily increase as nationwide transmission upgrades and interconnectivity queues grow – with deals for the relatively new technology now in the billions of dollars.

  • Google setting the standard for renewable PPA contracts

    Tom Duffell North America

    Google is standardizing the power purchase agreement (PPA) contracts it uses for renewables projects following a year-long trial with technology firm LevelTen.

  • Infra funds – rolling in… it

    Angus Leslie Melville Power Europe

    What a week it’s been in the world of European infrastructure funds. For some it’s been jolly japes all round… for others, it’s been a bit of a head scratcher

  • The Maple TopCo / Calisen deal, UK

    Yancy Villarroel Renewables Europe

    UK-headquartered investor, developer and manager Equitix sold Maple TopCo to Calisen in July, marking a merger of 2 of the UK's largest meter asset providers and the creation of a mega energy transition growth platform

  • Edinburgh Tram – the £13m inquiry

    Angus Leslie Melville Transport Europe

    Having been in New York last week, it’s interesting to catch up on UK news… only to learn that I missed the long-awaited publication of the £13 million Edinburgh Tram Inquiry

  • HS2 – apologies for the cancelled service

    Angus Leslie Melville Transport Europe

    Well now, are we on the verge of a sensible decision being made on the UK’s “high-speed” rail shenanigans? One can’t help but hope that sense will finally prevail over HS2 – a project that should have never have seen the light of day

  • Infra Dig – US renewables with Charles Donovan

    Angus Leslie Melville Renewables North America

    Hot off the heels of hosting REFF Wall Street in New York, the IJGlobal podcast – Infra Dig – publishes its latest episode, this one focused on renewable energy in the US. Angus Leslie Melville talks to Charles Donovan an academic with serious energy credentials

  • NephroPlus seals dialysis units’ PPP, Uzbekistan

    Akshaj Garg Social & Defence Asia Pacific

    From renewables to education, Uzbekistan has successfully embraced the public-private partnership structure. In the healthcare segment, one such project - the 4 greenfield dialysis centers PPP by NephroPlus Health Services Central Asia – stands out

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