In addition to its $52bn infrastructure budget, the federal government is setting up a project finance agency to help expand its current financing programme.
Backed by two state-run renewables agencies, the scheme comes after more than 300MW of solar projects reached financial close in Queensland last week.
Asia is ‘more a priority than anywhere else’ for the C$126bn Canadian pension manager’s next overseas outpost, according to its chief executive and president.
The pension’s real assets chief is cautiously optimistic about his home market a year after CalPERS subsumed infrastructure into a wider real assets pocket.
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PPPs and private operation schemes are among the frameworks being considered by the Thai government as it strives to plug private money into the sector.
The A$60bn super fund has appointed Ian Martin as chairman at a time when it is looking to expand its overseas exposure.
The developer would install fibre-optic cables spanning the 360-mile Pennsylvania turnpike and could use market and lease capacity on the network for commercial purposes.
The London-based manager is looking to broaden its investor base to the Middle East and Asia after receiving backing from UK pension funds.
The UK development-focused investor will deploy about $140m of equity in the platform, seeded with the Aga Khan Fund’s existing assets in East Africa.
The listed fund had to turn some investors away from its open offer due to the size of the demand for the placing, which was originally set at £250m.
Some of the world’s largest investors published a letter on Monday stating the Paris agreement was ‘essential for the safeguarding of our investments’.
The deal follows a US solar development partnership the Japanese firm announced with IGS Solar last month.
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In the second article of our Canada series, we speak to industry heavyweights about the prospect for a lumpy airport sale in the North American market.
The three markets should provide investment-grade project opportunities and promising returns for renewables investors this year, according to fresh research.
The government of Singapore and the city state’s monetary authority acted as one of the trust’s largest anchor investors.