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Strong appetite from international banks for first gigascale 24/7 solar plant
ECA-backed deal comes after AFC raises $2bn to fund infrastructure development
Deal was three times oversubscribed
International Finance Corp’s drive to introduce development finance to the CLO market is advancing. Its second deal of $509m had more investors, more tranches and better pricing, supporting its rapid growth
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A consortium of two Japanese banks and one Indian lender is tipped to have won the bid for In Rural Electrification Corp’s (REC) latest request for proposals. -
The pin-drop quiet of the Central and Eastern European loan market was broken this week by the sounds of not one but two Hungarian energy companies ramping up plans to come to market. The deals fly in the face of economic challenges for the country as well as oil market upheaval, but could take advantage of the lack of deals elsewhere in the region and a widely presumed absence of most Russian borrowers in 2015.
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As one wave of African loan signings approaches its end, bankers are already speaking of another being on the way by the end of February.
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Rusal’s hopes of obtaining a loan from international banks this year look to be fraught with worry. Chief executive Vladislav Soloviev said this week that the Russian aluminium producer might try to refinance loans from Russian state banks with international lenders to get a better rate, but several loans officials at banks in Europe believe this is unlikely.
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A raft of requests for proposals by India state owned companies at the beginning of this year has livened up the loan market, but bankers believe the real opportunity lies in funding privately-owned Indian corporates. Liquidity that was not available earlier to these companies is now theirs to tap into as banks hunt for better returns and India’s macro picture improves, writes Shruti Chaturvedi.
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Rusal’s hopes of obtaining a loan from international banks this year look set to face a steep uphill challenge. Chief executive officer Vladislav Soloviev was quoted this week as saying that the Russian aluminium producer might seek to refinance loans from Russian state banks with international lenders to get a better rate, but several loans officials at banks in Europe believe this is unlikely.
