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Proximo's top stories this week across project and infrastructure finance: Financial close for 1.8GW MBR Phase 6 EWEC finalising PPA for 1.5GW Al Ajban solar project Financial close for Al Ansar Hospital PPP Project DAO to reach financial close by the end of March Ontario municipality issues EOI for ice arena Strata closes financing of Scatter Wash battery Macquarie fund to sell interest in Lordstown Energy Center PGE and Orsted granted Baltica 2 construction permits TagEnergy achieves financial close of Pitkevy BESS Rio Tinto inks renewable power purchase deal for Gladstone operations Plus, Proximo's league tables report for 2023 is out now. Visit our website to request your copy and discover the top movers and shakers across the industry over the past 12 months. 

This week's Proximocast covers:  US DOT approves TIFIA loan for NCTA South32 approves $2.16bn Taylor zinc-lead-silver project Syndication for Aguas Pacifico likely to close in February ACC secures €4.4bn ECA-backed funding for 3 gigafactories West of Orkney Windfarm gets local backing Italy awards 1GW in latest renewables round HPX signs LOI for Liberian rail project MREH closes A$400m debt package Indonesia’s metals giant Mind ID seeks bids for $2bn loan Stanmore swoops in on South32’s Eagle Downs

This week, Proximocast covers the top news stories including:  - Goodnight Wind I tax equity disbursed- EIB finances Hospital de Lisboa Oriental- Spearmint closes $47.5m loan from Manulife- SPPC qualifies bidders for 7.2GW of gas-fired projects- SPPC qualifies bidders for 7.2GW of gas-fired projects- Indonesia introduces CCS regulation- Cleantech Solar secures $75m for C&I portfolio- TagEnergy signs second PPA for Golden Plains- Kraft Heinz to build its first green hydrogen plant to power- Scott Lebovitz named head of infra at TPG RIse Climate   Plus, hear more about MENA 2024, the place to be in March to identify and maximise deal opportunities and connect with the right people, all in one business trip! Find out more at mena2024.exilegroup.com  

Azeem highlights some of the biggest industry moves over the last few weeks.    Don't forget to check out the 2024 events calendar on the Proximo website https://www.proximoinfra.com/events?type=Ofe

The top stories this week across project & infrastructure finance: - Serica Energy seals $525m facility- UK pumps extra £1.3bn into Sizewell C to spur private investors- H2 Green Steel raises over €4bn for Boden plant- Mayur secures investment for PNG mineral sands project- BlackRock makes preferred equity investment in Recurrent Energy- Strata breaks ground on Scatter Wash battery- Further details on NextDecade RCF and interest term loan Plus, hear more about Proximo Nashville 2024, the place to be in May to identify and maximise deal opportunities and connect with the right people, all in one business trip! Find out more at nashville2024.exilegroup.com

This week, Proximocast covers the top news stories including:  8 Rivers unveils plans for $1.2bn blue ammonia plant Aspen Power completes three financings Aguas Pacifico finances two water projects in Chile BNDES agrees $645m for Babilonia Centro Wind Farm Chile to tender desalination project in H2 2024 Albania tenders 300MW of solar projects Arab Bank provides $136m to Orascom Construction Ark advances 500MW solar project in NSW CEO Roger Miesen to step down from RWE Generation Barclays forms Energy Transition Group

This week, Max goes through the top stories across project and infrastructure finance: 2 Polish wind farms receive PLN126.1 million Abertis' Puerto Rico toll concession financing closed on schedule ACE closes on Bellefield portfolio financing AFRY to study hydrogen corridor for European TSOs AGE guarantees loan to Metro de Madrid American Lithium's Falchani project in Peru surges in value American Tower to sell Indian operations Aquila agrees €50m debt facility with ING Britain aims for faster investment decisions on new nuclear projects      

Azeem kicks off 2024 by highlighting some of the biggest industry moves over the last few weeks.    Don't forget to check out the 2024 events calendar on the Proximo website https://www.proximoinfra.com/events?type=Ofe

In our final news podcast of the year, Naomi highlights our upcoming 'festive trends' podcast - follow Proximocast: 20 minutes with... to catch this discussion!  Top stories this week: Abertis nears close on second Puerto Rico toll concessionFirstEnergy subsidiaries awarded PJM transmission upgradesSonnedix signs €500m financingInfraRed acquires stakes in two US renewables projectsSydney Metro West tenders expected in Q2 2024SunZia project financing ongoingStatkraft plans 440MW hybrid project in ChileGolden Peaks closes financing for Polish solar portfolioEIB, NIB finance Mazeikiai wind farm   See you in 2024!  

This week, our team in New York reports on top stories including: Transition Industries, IFC to develop Pacifico Mexinol project Gold Royalty secures financing for Borborema project Orsted completes sale of Gode Wind 3 stake Ascendant names Santander as MLA for Lagoa Salgada financing Financial close for EDF’s Umoyilanga Project Meridiam signs concession for solar project in Togo ACWA joins $1bn green hydrogen project in Indonesia Gurin achieves financial close for Palauig solar project 660MW coal plant in Indonesia could be retired almost 7yrs early

Max covers the top project and infrastructure finance news this week: BKW and Electra partner for Swiss EV chargingGreenGO unveils 35GW hydrogen project in MauritaniaMIGA supports expansion of telecom services in LiberiaSri Lanka approves Sinopec's $4.5bn refinery proposalVictoria approves two BESS projectsAfDB finances Last Mile Connectivity Project in KenyaARM buys out Nornickel’s JV stake in South AfricaTriton Knoll secures £523m for electricity transmission projectFinancial close for Faraday SolarLongroad closes $600m debt financing

Azeem highlights some of the biggest industry moves over the last few weeks.    Don't forget - Two weeks to go until submissions for the Proximo's Deals of the Year Awards 2023 close! If you know of a deal that deserves to be in the spotlight as an innovative, market-influencing transaction, then it's time to submit that deal information. Voting for the awards remains open. You can nominate the deals that you believe deserve to win big. Visit awards section on our website for more details.