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16 March 2023
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Power

Europe’s painful progress on transmission upgrades

The sub-par condition of Europe’s electricity grid presents some interesting opportunities to finance upgrades. But mostly it presents a huge headache for transmission...

13 February 2023
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Renewables

Finerge: Portfolio financing with yogic flexibility

Project financings for merchant renewables assets remain highly complex for most lenders, principally because it is difficult to reconcile unpredictable revenues with a...

30 January 2023
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Power, Renewables, Social infrastructure, Waste and water

Proximocast: 20 minutes with David Johnston, Norton Rose Fulbright

Proximo interviews David Johnston, a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, about the Saudi Arabian project finance market. Topics discussed include key sectors that are...

27 January 2023
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Transport

Major Bridges gets a major PAB

Rising interest rates and broader economic uncertainty have tightened liquidity for private activity bonds (PABs) in recent months, forcing some financings to be delayed....

19 December 2022
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Social infrastructure, Transport, Waste and water

GCC social infra PPP steps up

The use of the PPP model in GCC countries has historically been confined largely to the power, water, and wastewater sectors. Increasingly, however, governments in the...

06 December 2022
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Renewables

Proximocast: 20 minutes with Lyudmil Banev, NatWest

Proximo interviews Lyudmil Banev, a director at NatWest, about the growing popularity of portfolio financings in the European renewables space. Topics discussed include...

02 December 2022
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Renewables

Proximo Weekly: Are you PTC or ITC?

The Inflation Reduction Act has given US solar developers a choice of two types of tax credit – ITC and PTC. So how to get the best from the system? Match the right tax...

09 November 2022
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Telecoms and Communications

Proximocast: 20 minutes with Antonio Cravo, Investec

Proximo interviews Antonio Cravo, a vice president in power and infrastructure finance at Investec, about the UK FTTH sector. Topics explored include typical project...

18 October 2022
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Waste and water

Shuaibah 3 IWP: Added-value water

The numbers say it all – even if oil prices were to plummet, replacing the fossil fuelled Shuaibah IWPP early with the renewables powered Shuaibah 3 IWP would still make...

28 September 2022
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Renewables

Proximocast: 20 minutes with Will Sheard, K2 Management

Proximo interviews Will Sheard, director of analysis and due diligence at K2 Management, about the current challenges facing offshore wind manufacturers. Topics discussed...

28 September 2022
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Renewables

Zarafshan: More than a pilot for Uzbek onshore wind

Zarafshan is designed to be a pilot for the feasibility of onshore wind in Uzbekistan. Its size, and the support of commercial lenders, suggest the market is evolving...

15 September 2022
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Oil & gas, Renewables

How to catalyse electrolysers in global hydrogen

Watch the webinar on-demand. Four experts in the financing and development of hydrogen projects discuss the state of risk allocation, lender appetite and market prospects...

02 September 2022
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Power, Renewables

Proximo Weekly: Putting the wheels back on South African power

The first project financings for large wheeling power projects in South Africa will be reaching financial close in the coming weeks. If the legislative streamlining and...

17 August 2022
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Transport

Proximocast: 20 minutes with Hamish Mackenzie, DWS

Proximo interviews Hamish Mackenzie, a managing partner and head of infrastructure at DWS, about the future of the e-bus sector. Topics discussed include the...

12 August 2022
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Power, Renewables

Baseload breakthrough: Kenhardt’s South African solar and storage first

The successful close on the Kenhardt solar and storage portfolio marks a bright spot in an otherwise frustrating period in South African power. But battery technology...

03 August 2022
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Renewables

Renewables costs: The only way is up - or is it?

Renewables supply chain costs are going up. The cost of project debt is going up. The cost of hedging is going up. But costings for many projects were agreed long before...

18 July 2022
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Social infrastructure, Transport, Waste and water

What’s next for PPPs in infrastructure procurement?

Watch the webinar on-demand. The policy and financial backdrop to private investment in infrastructure is changing. Proximo and its expert guests will take a look at the...

18 July 2022
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Renewables

Proximocast: 20 minutes with Rainer Bucher, BCI

Proximo talks to Rainer Bucher, an executive director at BCI, about Chile's Small Means of Distributed Generation (PMGD) programme. Topics include the history of the PMGD...

15 July 2022
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Transport

Proximo Weekly: Fleet footings

The recent DFI-backed financing for Colombia’s Green Movil electric bus fleet project might yet create a path for commercial banks to participate in the country’s...

12 July 2022
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Renewables

Provence Grand Large: A matter of scale

A first for France and the first floating wind pilot-project globally to have been financed with limited recourse commercial bank debt, Provence Grand Large is a...

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