Category: Project & Infrastracture Finance Awards

One of the most important projects underway in Mexico is all but invisible, but it is benefitting 1.7 million people in the Puebla state. Agua de Puebla, a private operator of the water and sanitation system in five municipalities that accounts for one-quarter of Puebla’s population, is investing to improve its system with new piping, […]

Brazilian law firm Machado Meyer has invested for years developing expertise in the legal underpinnings of sustainability – and its efforts are now paying off as the transition to a cleaner economy gathers pace.  The firm, which wins the award for Sustainable Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year, put its sustainability credentials to work on […]

A sizeable Brazilian local bond with a strong environmental feature wins the award for Sustainable Infrastructure Financing of the Year. Sanitation company BRK Ambiental issued its 20-year, 1.95 billion reais ($400 million) infrastructure debenture in November 2022. Investors flocked to the largest and longest ever bond issued by a water and sanitation company in the […]

The transportation sector is one of the hard-to-abate sectors as the world works to meet climate goals to keep the temperatures from rising no more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels: decarbonizing transportation is a costly process for governments, whether local or national. In Bogotá, the Colombian capital, the Transmilenio mass transit system is showing that […]

For over a decade, Scotiabank has invested in developing its ESG capabilities in the belief that financial markets would ultimately embrace sustainability. The commitment has paid off for its Latin American infrastructure business, as the Canadian bank has been involved in some of the most compelling financings of renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure projects over […]

The Mendubim solar complex broke new ground in Brazil’s renewable energy market by structuring its project financing around a power purchase agreement (PPA) denominated in foreign currency. The 531 megawatt project, sponsored by Scatec, Hydro Rein and Equinor and located in the Rio Grande do Norte state, will provide energy for 20 years to Alunorte, […]

Latin America has gone through its fair share of political and economic turmoil over the past couple of years, but that has not prevented Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), New York-based private equity firm, from expanding its presence in the region. GIP, which wins the award for Project Sponsor of the Year, made new investments in […]

Project financing contributes for a new port hub in the region   China and Peru share a common history of high civilizations dating back millennia. Soon they will have a new port linking their futures.   China’s Cosco Shipping Ports, one of the world’s largest shipping companies, and Peru’s Volcan Mining are building a new multipurpose port […]