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2022 – the great energy coin flip
Renewables EuropeHave you noticed that journalists at this time of year have a nasty habit of churning out stories that are the equivalent of sticking a sucked finger in the air to test which way the wind prevails? It’s a bit of a cheat really. It’s journalistic low-hanging fruit… a bit like entering a deal at syndication.
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DC Advisory: ready to ride the energy transition
Renewables EuropeTwo months shy of celebrating its 10-year anniversary, DC Advisory’s infrastructure team has been crowned Financial Adviser of the Year in two categories (EMEA and Americas) at the IJInvestor Awards 2021
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Outstanding Individual of the Year – APAC
Renewables Asia PacificMarko Bogoievski, chief executive of Morrison & Co – an inspirational infrastructure luminary and winner of IJInvestor’s APAC outstanding individual award
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Outstanding Individual of the Year – Americas
Renewables North AmericaThe judges chose Alina Osorio for this prestigious award, recognising that she had “presided over impressive growth in the mid-market space for her fund”
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Outstanding Individual of the Year – EMEA
Renewables EuropeA well-known figure within the international infrastructure community, Karen Azoulay was a popular choice for this individual award from IJInvestor
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IJInvestor Lifetime Achievement Award
Renewables EuropeA true luminary of the infrastructure industry, Geoff Jackson needs little introduction and his recognition with this award is a fitting response to a career well played
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IJInvestor Rising Star of the Year – EMEA
Renewables EuropeInfrastructure is in the blood for Oliver Müllem and his selection as winner of the Rising Star of the Year Award for EMEA is a fitting accolade
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Improving cost and efficiency when analysing visual data
Transport EuropeLarge scale asset networks require huge amounts of oversight to maintain optimal safety and service levels. By using AI, the amount of data which can be processed on a continuous basis increases exponentially, while costs are simultaneously reduced
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Sermsang's Binh Nguyen solar, Vietnam
Renewables Asia PacificThai power producer Sermsang Power achieved financial close on its 50MW Binh Nguyen solar park in central Vietnam, having commenced operations in 2019. The transaction sheds light on alternative ways foreign companies can enter the market and finance renewable projects under restrictive laws and regulations
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Aburrá Oriente tunnel refi, Colombia
Transport Latin AmericaOdinsa recently closed a Ps 700 billion refinancing for the Aburrá Oriente tunnel in a deal that broke new ground for the use of locally-placed bonds in Colombian project finance
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Infra in Russia – an exciting investment destination
Renewables EuropeRussia has been a very rewarding destination for public market investors – but what about private investment in Russian infrastructure, particularly given the lack of returns and opportunities available in the infrastructure market globally?
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Solarnova 4 solar PV portfolio, Singapore
Renewables Asia PacificAmid the buzz at COP26 of Southeast Asian countries adopting strategies for energy transition, Singaporean solar company Sunseap this month achieved financial close on a 70MW rooftop solar power portfolio
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CDPQ, Cathay's Greater Changhua 1 acquisition, Taiwan
Renewables Asia PacificEarlier this month, CDPQ and Cathay Capital completed their combined acquisition of 50% equity interest in part of Ørsted’s 900MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farm complex in the Taiwan Straits. IJGlobal talks with the Canadian institutional investor to learn more about this innovative deal
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B247 Road PPP, Germany
Transport EuropeIt proved to be second time lucky for the first federal road PPP in Germany that made it to financial close this September after a previous failed procurement in 2018
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Jubail 3B IWP, Saudi Arabia
Renewables MENAThere is no greater symbol of the SWPC's water sector revolution in the Kingdom than the splitting of Jubail IWPP into 2, the second of which – Jubail 3B – has now been put to financial close, by an Engie-led team
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Climate change and COP26: Are we there yet?
Renewables EuropeFor those motivated by sustainability and the prevention of climate change, there is a feeling that the agreements reached at COP26 fall short of the radical change needed to stop the planet heating to levels that will lead to a climate-catastrophe
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COP in the rearview – M&A to the fore
Renewables EuropeProtesters and the political dregs are upping sticks from the COP26 summit to take “sustainable” transport solutions for the next hot air symposium as dust settles on more MoUs than you can shake a toothy grin at
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Eyes turn to Build Back Better as House passes bipartisan infra bill
Renewables North AmericaNow that the US House of Representatives has passed the Biden administration's long-awaited $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, renewables market participants are eyeing a $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill containing a host of federal tax credit incentives and a direct-pay option that could be voted on as soon as next week
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Augean take-private
Oil & Gas EuropeA months-long struggle for ownership of UK-based waste management company Augean was bought to a close in October