The Eastern Green Link 2 project will help to upgrade the UK’s electricity highway and provides a viable ECA-backed template to spur more green loans in the space. But decarbonising the grid is capital intensive and deal negotiations challenging. More
Critical mineral supply chains sit at the centre of present geopolitical tensions, from China’s processing monopoly to Ukraine’s untapped deposits. ECAs have been armed with new products to develop mining assets, and a host of projects seem set to benefit. However, it is not yet clear that ECAs can... More
Austral Bricks has secured government approval to build a new A$81 million ($53 million) biogas facility in Horsley Park, Western Sydney. The project enables the brick maker to transition its 1960s-era site from natural gas to green gas produced from biogas. The facility, developed in... More
A Korean consortium has secured preferred bidder status for the 30-year public-private partnership (PPP) project to operate Podgorica and Tivat airports in Montenegro. The team is led by Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) and includes Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban... More
Paul Hastings is expanding its energy and infrastructure practice with the addition of Christopher Richardson as a partner in Houston.Richardson joins Paul Hastings with more than 20 years of experience in energy and infrastructure transactions and projects as a lawyer and business executive. He... More
Turkey has secured an ECA-backed €2.4 billion ($2.8 billion) green financing package for a railway project that aims to make a direct connection to Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave.The agreement was signed with a group of lenders led by MUFG and backed by Swedish ECA EKN and Austria's... More
Abu Dhabi's satellite services company Space42 will be able to tap $695.5 million to build its next set of geostationary satellites - Al Yah 4 and Al Yah 5. The funding has been arranged by Credit Agricole CIB, Santander CIB, Societe Generale, and Natixis and backed by Bpifrance Assurance... More
French liner giant CMA CGM has teamed up with TotalEnergies to form an LNG bunkering services joint venture at the Port of Rotterdam.As part of the 50/50 jv, the two companies will co-own and operate a new 20,000 cu m LNG bunker vessel, expected to enter service by the end of 2028. The unit will... More
Titan Mining subsidiary Empire State Mines has closed a $15.8 million financing deal with the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Funds will go towards critical capital development supporting current operations and planned expansion at ESM’s underground zinc mine in St. Lawrence County,... More
Rezolv Energy has signed incremental project finance facilities of up to €331 million ($387.3 million) to support construction of the 269MW second phase of its VIFOR wind farm in Buzau County, Romania. Phase 2 will take the project to its full 461MW capacity.Financing of the second phase is... More
MT Group has been awarded a contract to oversee the construction of critical infrastructure at the Brunsbuttel FSRU LNG terminal in Germany.The contract, awarded by engineering lead Worley on behalf of the state-owned company Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET), will encompass a comprehensive range of... More
Polat Enerji has secured financing from BayernLB for its renewable energy investments. The company, a joint venture of Polat Holding and İs Enerji, signed a total cash financing agreement of €127 million (about $148 million) with BayernLB, supported by a €143 million guarantee from... More
Singapore law firm JTJB has launched a construction and infrastructure practice led by recently hired senior partner Yeo Boon Tat.Yeo joins the firm from Watson Farley & Williams where he worked as a partner for two years. He also served as director at Quahe Woo & Palmer for two years and... More
Australia's Vulcan Energy has secured grants totalling approximately €104 million (A$122 million) from the German federal government and the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse. The funding will support the Clean Lithium for Battery Cell Production (Li4BAT) project, part of the... More
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Full detailsSeventeen UK companies developing sustainable aviation fuel are to receive share of new £63 million (about $85 million) government funding boost.The investment means the UK government has provided £198 million to date through the Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF) to scale up cleaner aviation... More
Yamna has signed an MoU with New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NREDCAP) to develop a large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia project in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The estimated investment for the project is approximately INR160 billion (around $1.85... More
IFC has invested $15 million in a private bond placement issued by Demir Kyrgyz International Bank in the Kyrgyz Republic to improve access to finance for small and medium enterprises, including women-owned businesses. At least 25% of the bond’s proceeds are earmarked for women entrepreneurs,... More
Giyani Metals has announced a non-brokered private placement of up to 50 million units at a price of $0.06 a unit to raise aggregate gross proceeds of up to C$3 million to support company workstreams, activities and general working capital.Each unit will comprise one common share in the capital of... More
Aclara Resources is in talks with US government agencies for possible financing toward its $1.5 billion plan to mine rare earths in Latin America and develop processing facilities in the US.The company is looking to leverage efforts by Western governments to reduce reliance on China, which currently... More
Blackjack Natural Resources, a newly formed upstream oil and gas company, has secured an equity commitment from Pearl Energy Investments and members of the company’s management team.Headquartered in Oklahoma City, Blackjack will pursue upstream investment opportunities with a primary focus on... More