Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement (16 August 2019) with Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy to be the transaction adviser on a solar energy IPP programme estimated to cost $800 million

Trade finance transaction marketplace LiquidX has made three hires in Singapore as it looks to launch its trade credit insurance platform in Asia

Tanzania’s Mining Commission has granted seven mining rights to Africa-focused power developer Kibo Energy for the 300MW Mbeya coal-to-power project (MCPP)

A sub-fund of the Climate Investor Fund has approved a $20 million commitment to a small-scale financing facility managed by the AfDB

The International Finance Corporation will advise the government of Nigeria on the feasibility of gas-to-market projects as part of the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme

EBRD is mulling a €45 million multi-currency loan for the €740 million, 800MW Noor Midelt I CSP-PV project – the first phase of the Midelt solar park in central Morocco

Asian Development Bank has approved a $160 million loan to modernise the operations of Sri Lanka Railways

A Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) initiative developed by its guarantee arm is searching for a Karachi-based chief executive to be a catalyst to encourage the crowding in of underused pockets of liquidity in the Pakistani financial markets to fund infrastructure projects

Bank of Georgia has signed a new on-year $50 million trade finance facility with Citi

LBBW and Commerzbank have completed the first transaction via TradeIX’s Marco Polo digital trade finance network to incorporate the executing logistics provider involved in the deal

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a grant to Africa-focused renewables developer Upepo Energy to fund the feasibility study for a 150MW wind-solar-storage hybrid power plant in northern Zambia

Francesca Beomonte has been named by UniCredit as its new global head of structured trade and export finance, replacing Eriks Atvars who will take on another senior role at the bank

Korean and Chinese banks have provided a loan to investment fund manager Ameris Capital AGF to finance the acquisition of a 37% stake in the Chilean Mejillones LNG facility from Codelco.

Turkmenistan - Afghanistan - Pakistan - India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline sponsor Inter State Gas Systems (ISGS) has invited proposals from international firms to provide commercial consultancy services on ISGS’ long-term gas import and infrastructure projects

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan to upgrade rural roads in the Indian state of Maharashtra

World Bank Group member MIGA will provide $122 million in guarantees for Lekela Power’s 250MW West Bakr wind farm in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt

The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced this week (July 2019) that it plans to phase out support to energy projects reliant on fossil fuels to support the decarbonisation of Europe’s energy supply

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has selected a firm to advise on solid waste PPPs executed by Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction (MOC)

US Export-Import Bank (EXIM) has appointed 11 members to its 2019 Sub-Saharan Africa advisory committee – including energy and infrastructure experts James O’Brien and John Works from Baker McKenzie and Mott MacDonald