Other Equinix opens fourth IBX data center in Melbourne Equinix has opened its fourth International Business ExchangeTM (IBX®) data center in Melbourne, Australia, known…
Energy CIP locks in $3b in financing for Taiwanese wind project Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has locked in the financing for a 589-megawatt offshore wind project…
Research Environmental concerns dominate top long-term risks, says World Economic Forum For the first time in the history of the Global Risks Perception Survey, environmental concerns…
From the Current Issue Power industry in 2020: Electric vehicles, digitalization, grid-scale energy storage, microgrids and corporate PPAs to be key trends by Andrea Zander The power sector is witnessing significant changes. As 2019 draws to a close, Harminder Singh, director of power at data and analytics company GlobalData, looks at the key trends that will shape the industry in 2020, ranging from electric vehicles to corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs).
From the Current Issue Silicon frontier in infrastructure: From traditional to tech by Joel Kranc Infrastructure investment is, perhaps, one of the easiest assets to understand. There are different financing models, and ways to acquire the assets, but as stand-alone investments, one-word descriptions such as roads, bridges, airport and grids, paint a pretty vivid picture. That picture, however, is clouded by the infrastructure gap existing on a global scale. According to Global Infrastructure Hub, a G-20 funded organization, infrastructure spending will need to increase by $14.9 trillion (with a “T”) by 2040 to keep pace with our growing needs.
Investors University of Michigan to back digital infrastructure fund University of Michigan has approved a commitment of $50 million to the SDC Digital Infrastructure…
Investors Phillips 66 Partners to acquire 50% interest in $1.6b pipeline project Houston-based Phillips 66 Partners, a limited partnership formed by Phillips 66, has agreed to pay…
Investors Africa Finance Corp. invests $63m in African wind project Africa Finance Corp. (AFC) has announced a $63 million strategic investment to construct and operate…
From the Current Issue The global listed infrastructure report: Essential news and notes by Fraser Hughes In 2019, global listed infrastructure (GLI) added 28.3 percent compared to 27.5 percent for global equities. Global bonds added 6.7 percent — see, “Annualized $ total returns over short, medium and long investment horizons,” page 46. Global listed infrastructure’s 15-year annualized total return is 10.1 percent, global equities recorded 7.5 percent and global bonds 3 percent.
From the Current Issue Infrastructure earns high marks from global citizens but has room for improvement by Drew Campbell Overall satisfaction with infrastructure across the globe is up 5 percentage points to 37 percent, according to the Global Infrastructure Index survey conducted by Ipsos and the Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA). Surveying was conducted online between July 26 and Aug. 9 among adults aged 18 to 64 in the United States and Canada and adults aged 16 to 64 in all other countries. More than 19,000 people were surveyed.