Ferngas Nordbayern, which owns and operates a network of more than 2,100km, is a former subsidiary of power giant E.ON.
The $150m project, backed by the duo alongside Norfund, is East Africa’s first independent large-scale wind project.
Speaking exclusively to Infrastructure Investor, former Housing Minister John Healey said one borrowing guarantee in 15 months was not good enough.
The London-listed fund has paid £21m for 12MW worth of UK plants, its first acquisition since acquiring an initial portfolio of 18 renewables assets in August.
The UK pension has acquired an additional stake in Sydney’s airport link, its second such investment in the country in less than a year.
The fund manager’s latest acquisition provides local private equity firm Ironbridge with its second realisation in the sector this year.
The French fund manager, in partnership with Spanish operator AENA, has acquired the UK’s fifth-largest airport.
Macquarie Capital is partnering with a renewable energy investment firm to deliver a 300MW solar portfolio.
The Greater Gabbard transmission project, owned by the firm alongside Balfour Beatty and Equitix, is the first UK asset to make use of the EIB’s credit enhancement scheme.
The transaction – the fourth PPP jointly sealed by DIF and Vinci in the country – comes at the end of an eventful year for the Dutch firm.
The power company, backed by Denham Capital, will partner with power developer Joule Africa to develop the Bumbuna Phase II Power project in Sierra Leone.
In Asia, non-traditional lenders to infrastructure are not making the same impact as in Western markets.
The UK fund manager’s investment in Falbygdens Energi is its first in the Nordic country.
Speaking exclusively to Infrastructure Investor, the UK’s Chief Secretary to the Treasury pointed to Crossrail and the 2012 Olympics as evidence of how the UK can execute major projects.
The single-sector vehicle – billed as the only one of its kind on the continent – has reached a $145m first close thanks to DFI money.