Chris Josselyn

A subsidiary of Canadian engineering group SNC-Lavalin has agreed to acquire a 20% interest in Astoria Energy II, a project to develop, own and operate a new natural gas power plant in New York City. The firm is paying around $70m for the interest in the 20-year concession.

The European Investment Bank is lending £360m to the UK’s National Grid to help upgrade its gas distribution networks. In separate news, it is also guaranteeing €100m of finance which will go towards Montenegrin infrastructure projects.

Chris Josselyn explains why it’s high time that infrastructure investors take the African infrastructure proposition seriously.

Chris Josselyn explains why it’s high time that infrastructure investors take the African infrastructure proposition seriously.

Here’s a riddle that’s easy to figure out but hard to solve: Who produces the same amount of energy each year as Spain but has 20 times as many people? For investors gathered at this week’s G8 Africa Infrastructure Investment Conference in London, the answer – from Gary Quince of the European Commission’s EuropeAid programme […]

Chris Josselyn explains why it’s high time that infrastructure investors take the African infrastructure proposition seriously.

The development of the Berlin Brandenburg International Airport is to benefit from a €2.4bn infrastructure financing package. Seven German banks, led by KfW IPEX-Bank, are providing €1.4bn, with the European Investment Bank chipping in with a further €1bn.

The International Finance Corporation has acquired a 15 percent stake in airport concession company TAV Tunisia for €28m. The company is currently involved in developing the first two airport PPPs in North Africa.

The development of the Berlin Brandenburg International Airport is to benefit from a €2.4bn infrastructure financing package. Seven German banks, led by KfW IPEX-Bank, are providing €1.4bn, with the European Investment Bank chipping in with a further €1bn.