The IJGlobal Podcast
IJGlobal - Infrastructure Journal - is host of this podcast series where members of the editorial team delve into matters relating to the finance, procurement, delivery and operation of infrastructure and energy projects around the world. This coverage ranges from greenfield project / corporate finance through to M&A activity in this space, and infra fund activity... all of it in the infrastructure and energy world. You can find IJGlobal at www.IJGlobal.com - and it is an established provider of news and market intelligence in this sector, boasting 2 extensive databases tracking international developments.
The IJGlobal Podcast
Infra Dig – energising Africa with BII
The latest episode of Infra Dig – the IJGlobal podcast service – delves into the pressing need to invest in energy generation across the African continent.
IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville talks to Iain Macaulay, director and head of project finance for Africa and Pakistan at British International Investment – the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor.
The prompter for this latest episode is BII having worked alongside the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on an impactful project in Egypt.
The three institutions were heavily involved in the financing of Scatec’s Obelisk Solar PV Plant in Nagaa Hammadi, Egypt – the $600 million, 1.1GW solar park with 200MWh associated BESS.
Tune in for wide-ranging discussion on a hugely impactful transaction that will serve as a bellwether for future deals of this nature.
