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20 September 2017

Zuma Energia: Post-reform Mexican renewables

Lenders have responded strongly to the new breed of power purchase agreements on offer in Mexican renewables. But the market is only likely to get more merchant. Proximo...

Perspective
15 September 2017

Inside Tajikistan’s baffling Rogun bond issue

Tajikistan has startled bond investors with its debut Eurodollar issue – a deal designed to finance construction of the 3600MW Rogun hydroelectric power project. But the...

Perspective
25 August 2017

I-69: The availability PPP that couldn’t

The US state of Indiana has terminated the contract and paid off the bond debt for the I-69 PPP. Was picking a shaky contractor bad luck or bad judgement? And what...

Perspective
28 July 2017

Back to the future: Refinancing launches for Indonesia’s Paiton

Indonesia’s economy is in rude health. Which means time for a refinancing for Paiton, the coal-fired power plant that always captures the zeitgeist in Indonesian power.

News
14 July 2017

AWSA refinances first Polish toll road PPP

Autostrada Wielkopolska (AWSA) – operator of the 37-year Nowy Tomysl-Konin A2 motorway PPP concession in Poland – has refinanced and extended the 17-year...

Perspective
07 July 2017

Toxic gas?: PJM power finance moves into a new phase

After a burst of greenfield and brownfield financings in the US PJM power pool - a boom fuelled by cheap gas - recent capacity auctions point to a slowdown. Some bankers...

Perspective
27 June 2017

Etisalat Nigeria: A lesson in towering currency risk

With Etisalat Nigeria ownership on the verge of being handed over to 13 banks, have African mobile and tower operators taken on more FX risk than they can handle?

Perspective
19 June 2017

Smart tracking: ECA and DFI cooperation growing

ECAs and DFIs have long worked together to compensate for poor liquidity in emerging markets - although given their different mandates and loan mechanisms, multi-sourced...

Perspective
25 May 2017

Forever bursting bubbles: Calling a top in infrastructure valuations

The sheer volume of equity chasing infrastructure assets is pushing up valuations. But debt markets have a much more limited role in driving them up. Is the infra market...

News
16 May 2017

Sweihan PV signing due

Financing for the 1177MW Sweihan solar PV project in Abu Dhabi is due to be officially signed tomorrow. Sponsored by Marubeni (20%), JinkoSolar (20%) and ADWEA (60%),...

Perspective
09 May 2017

Northland Power: Gemini and beyond

80bp saved on the margin and minimal costs compared to a new money refinancing, the restructuring of the Gemini offshore wind deal vindicates Northland Power’s original...

Perspective
08 May 2017

US LNG: Golden Pass or slippery baton?

Regulatory progress in US LNG has continued to be strong. But doubts about the economics of exports – and the legal underpinnings of supply contracts remain.

Perspective
25 April 2017

Abiba Solar: A different approach to African power finance

Access Power’s crowd-sourced approach to development and InfraCo’s use of convertible debt may have set a new template for development and financing in Africa’s power...

Perspective
24 April 2017

Bermuda Airport: A departure from the project norm

Awarded to Aecon as a PPP concession with the Canadian Commercial Corporation as an intermediary, and financed via the US private placement market, the Bermuda Airport...

News
17 April 2017

QG Power Africa to invest $250m in Sub-Saharan projects

The new joint venture comprises of investment fund Quantum Global Africa Mezzanine, developer Independent Power Corporation and project manager Tome International.

Perspective
10 April 2017

Solar flair: Liberty’s Luning a new twist on tax equity

A new tax equity structure might increase US utilities’ ability to own US renewables assets – but only if regulators agree.

News
15 March 2017

Attarat Power Plant to sign on 16 March

Signing of the $2.1 billion 550MW shale oil-fired power project at Attarat, 100km south of Amman in Jordan, is expected tomorrow (16 March 2017), according to a...

Perspective
01 March 2017

Is China serious about infra PPP?

The Chinese government says it wants to attract meaningful amounts of private capital to new infrastructure development. Both PPP and market structures make that...