Luxcara buys Finnish wind
German asset manager Luxcara has entered the Finnish wind power market with the acquisition of the 100MW Valikangas wind farm from ABO Wind. Luxcara said the plant will be connected to the grid in summer 2020 and will sell electricity under a power purchase agreement (PPA), without receiving government subsidies. The 24-turbine plant in Haapajarvi, Northern Ostrobothnia was bought on behalf of institutional investors.
Daily News Highlights
Betting on Bolsonaro
President Jair Bolsonaro’s impact on the project finance market in Brazil is starting to emerge. The list of projects to open up to the private sector is growing. By Nic Stone.
APLNG refinancing oversubscribed
The first major LNG financing this year is being wrapped up. The results show there is plenty of liquidity in the market. By John Arbouw.
EWEC offers 4GW
ADWEA successor Emirates Water & Electricity Company is in tender mode once again. The utility is seeking solar PV, CCGT and RO capacity. By Rod Morrison.
Features
Moheshkhali floating LNG – A first for Bangladesh
A cutting-edge LNG floating storage and regasification unit, located 5km offshore Moheshkhali Island in south-eastern Bangladesh, has been developed and operated by Excelerate Energy and project-financed by a consortium of lenders led by the IFC. By Nicholas Wong, partner, Henry Yip, counsel, Per Lindberg, senior associate and Malcolm Ong, associate, Clifford Chance, Singapore office.
Egypt on the verge of gas hub status
Despite some significant setbacks at the beginning of the last decade, Egypt’s long-held ambition to be a major gas trading and export hub may now be nearing realisation. By Richard Keenan, partner, and Graham Vinter, chair of Covington’s Global Project Finance Practice Group.
PFI Yearbook 2019
Welcome to the 2019 Thomson Reuters Project Finance International (PFI) Yearbook. The Yearbook is our annual publication in which we look at the events of 2018, through case studies and the PFI Awards, and look forward into 2019 with interviews and articles in the Global section of the book.
PFI Global Infrastructure Report 2018
The global infrastructure market is moving into new territories - both geographically and sector wise. PFI’s Global Infrastructure Report 2018 takes look at the new kids on the block and in addition, some of the legacies from the old era. The Report carries case studies on deals as diverse as German fibre optic, the Canakkale Bridge and the Los Angeles people mover scheme. In addition it carries in depth pieces on the construction woes which befell Carillion and the Canadian super hospitals.
PFI Global Energy Report 2018
Developments in the LNG market and the spread of increasingly cheap renewable technology are dominating the global energy market. PFI’s Global Energy Report 2018 examines the driving forces behind these and other trends through case studies of landmark deals and articles on important market shifts. The report looks at new technology such as energy storage and new funding options for renewables.
PFI Comment
Gulf majors go global
The global oil and gas industry has some new kids on the block, the old Gulf majors. The Gulf companies are on the hunt around the world to join the next wave of LNG developments.
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Project Finance MLA 2018
| # | Arranger | (US$m) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUFG | 18,068.5 | |
| 2 | SMBC | 12,394.6 | |
| 3 | Santander | 10,261.8 | |
| 4 | Credit Agricole | 9,332.5 | |
| 5 | ING | 9,155.5 | |
| 6 | Societe Generale | 8,861.9 | |
| 7 | Mizuho | 7,720.3 | |
| 8 | BNP Paribas | 7,571.0 | |
| 9 | Natixis | 5,591.4 | |
| 10 | Bank of China | 4,440.2 |
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