The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is identifying five emerging infrastructure trends that will shape Asia’s post-COVID-19 recovery that are based on the Bank’s experience and analysis over five years of operations. These trends reflect the need for the infrastructure sector to manage the short-term challenges of the pandemic and the global economic crisis, following […]
2021 Outlook: Trends In Renewable Sector
Government policies that stimulated market growth globally, including measures such as renewable portfolio standards, feed-in tariffs, and a variety of subsidies, accounted for about 60 percent of the overall cost decline. The world’s dependence on renewables is swiftly increasing as globally countries continue to invest heavily in cost-effective sustainable energy solutions. The last few years […]
Infrastructure – Steady provisioning to soften impact of slow credit resolution: ICRA
While infrastructure credit grew 7 per cent in FY2020 (19 per cent in FY2019) to Rs 22.5 lakh crore as on March 31, 2020, it increased marginally to Rs 22.6 lakh crore as on September 30, 2020. New Delhi: Given the Covid-induced disruption, the trajectory of total infrastructure credit in India (banks and infrastructure finance […]
These 7 auctions show India’s renewables sector is still primed for growth
Despite pandemic disruptions, there is plenty of investment capital available for renewable projects While the pace of renewable energy growth has slowed in India, positive outcomes in recent auctions suggest there remains plenty of appetite among domestic and foreign investors to build renewable infrastructure, according to a new IEEFA briefing note. Policy-related headwinds and a […]
Infrastructure Fund JLC Buys Up Solar Developer Greenskies
Analysts call the move “a further evolution of the trend of commercial solar into more patient capital.” Another community and commercial solar developer goes to an infrastructure fund, with the Monday announcement that U.S.-based JLC Infrastructure has purchased Connecticut’s Greenskies Renewable Energy. The benefits afforded by the JLC acquisition are threefold, according to Greenskies vice […]
Shell on the growth path after ESCO solar splash
Shell has flagged a hunger for more acquisitions and hinted at interest in pumped hydro generation as it furthers its aggressive expansion into electricity supply in Australia with the purchase of a 49 per cent stake in solar farm developer ESCO Pacific. The deal, the price of which wasn’t disclosed, follows just weeks after the […]
UK, France, Netherlands commit US$350m in support of Africa’s solar energy
AFRICA: France, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom have committed to invest US$350 million in solar energy and electricity storage in Africa, Afrik21 reported in September this year. The strategic investment comes at a time when Africa is relying on renewable energy to provide access to electricity for its population. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa will […]
DEWA developing clean solar energy programme to drive Dubai growth
Integrated programme will allow a tenth of citizens’ homes to be self-sufficient in terms of water, food and energy Dubai is developing an integrated programme to build a comprehensive system that will allow a tenth of its citizens’ homes to be self-sufficient in terms of water, food and energy, mainly with the help of clean […]
Actis raises US$1.23 billion in first Long Life Infrastructure Fund14/08/19
Actis, a leading growth markets investor, today announced that it has completed fundraising for its first Actis Long Life Infrastructure Fund (“ALLIF”). The ALLIF fund was raised by Actis’ in-house teams and represents over US$1.23 billion of fund commitments plus co-investment, delivering up to approximately US$2 billion of investable capital for this new strategy. ALLIF’s […]
Which energy storage technology is going to power Australia’s future?
Recent events in Australia indicate a growing appetite for renewable energy and energy storage in the energy sector. Pumped hydro, thermal energy storage, hydrogen—which form of storage will reign supreme Down Under? New regulations and a growing share of renewables are changing the way the electricity market operates in Australia, opening up a playground for […]
