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 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 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.
PennDOT will include upwards of 500 bridges in its Rapid Bridge Replacement project, thanks in part to a new bill that expands transportation funding.
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.
BR-163/MT is the second concession to be auctioned off by the Brazilian government under its $121bn Logistics Investment Program.
The bill that Governor Corbett signed into law provides an additional $2.4bn for much-needed bridge, road repairs and upgrades.
Fitch warns Portugal’s largest toll road operator could struggle to meet its 2016 debt maturities, a result of the economic downturn and declining traffic.
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.