As India takes its first steps to rail privatisation, the UKs rail private sector experiment is backtracking to nationalisation. Can either get the public-private sector...

Poland's renewables sector has notched up some modest successes. Greater volumes of debt - and a successful launch to the country's offshore wind programme - will be...

The new normal has accelerated many pre-Covid investment trends, slowed others and left many asset managers with an imbalance of risk in portfolios that were built on old...

He pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement, has been vocal in his climate change denial, removed many federal supports for renewables and even linked wind turbines with...

In order to crowd-in more private sector investment, DFIs need to increase their levels of blended finance in low-income countries and provide a wider array of de-risking...

Of the more established project finance sectors discussed at Proximo Europe 2020: Infrastructure & Renewables Finance last week, a new geographic market – Polish offshore...

Given the vast Covid-19 relief packages they are putting together, are DFIs really in a position to play a bigger role than usual in planned infrastructure stimulus...

Unlike its earlier sister deal which was fully commercially banked, the Huemul renewable financing in Chile has significant DFI backing. Was that backing a necessity in...

Institutional lenders are increasingly comfortable with a wide variety of greenfield and brownfield assets in Latin America. Will governments continue to make sure these...

State and local governments no longer view PPPs - or P3s - as simple privatisations. And they are not looking to the federal government for leadership.

The green hydrogen market is gathering traction rapidly, with a growing number of major energy companies announcing plans for industrial-scale projects. The commercial...

The recent A49 road PPP concession financing is the third of Germany's new generation availability-based road schemes to close. All three have been heavily backed by the...

Asia has enjoyed marked success in solar installations in the last decade, though a small number of large developed economies have taken the lead. How can sponsors access...

Saudi's PIF-led giga-project pipeline is still being fast-tracked and proving a boon for ACWA Power. But will the speed of return on these projects for PIF and other...

Colombia has launched a new wave of transport concessions with some significant tweaks to the previous 4G template. Lenders are generally comfortable with the model, but...

The Almaty Ring Road PPP financing is a major achievement for Kazakhstan. But are estimations of its future market impact beyond meeting the project’s objectives too...

There are signs that Colombia's 5G transport PPP programme has learned some of the lessons of 4G. But debt liquidity may still be challenging

Middle Eastern renewables development has benefited in recent years from the region’s long history in independent power development, strong regional bank liquidity and...

The deep impacts of COVID-19 on societies and economies worldwide may lead to drastic changes in the way infrastructure is procured. But what, according to Proximo...

Continued regulatory wobbles, more than sponsor quality or technology type, have allowed a monoline insurer to occupy a profitable niche in Spanish solar financing. If...