Financing for data centres and the infrastructure powering AI has surged over the past year and is expected to become one of the largest segments in global project finance by the end of 2026. Join the PFI 2026 Data Centres Webcast on June 24 at 12:30 BST to hear senior practitioners discuss the trends shaping this fast-growing sector. Register here: https://lseg.group/4tV6e5a
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The hydrogen narrative has been pretty downbeat since the start of the decade when H2 was all the rage. Plans to develop low-carbon or zero-carbon projects remain on the stocks, however, with the concept now becoming a niche rather than an all-embracing solution. The fact the sector is still around is something, and there are some green or blue shoots. PFI Comment: https://lseg.group/3PVC9o6
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PFI has published its annual Global Energy Report. The report presents case studies of important leading-edge deals and profiles various institutions and developers involved in the sector. Data centres and energy financings are the leading themes across the report alongside insights on biomethane and community solar. PFI subscribers can access the report here: https://lseg.group/45gNcxt
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UK-based private markets investment firm Stafford Capital Partners has completed an €89.4m non-recourse project refinancing of its STAR I solar portfolio in Italy. https://lseg.group/4wqpslI
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Infrastructure, what is it? Well, a few years ago it was easy to define – roads and bridges, then it moved to social infrastructure onto digital infrastructure and now, well, everything. The old sector is still alive and showing some signs of kicking. Given the state of the basic infrastructure in various countries and the lack of economic investment by governments these days, it might worth giving some economies a good old-fashioned Keynesian boot. https://lseg.group/4ug2Zqd
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Houston-based geothermal developer Fervo Energy has filed for an IPO as its Cape Station project in Utah prepares to start operating later this year. The company plans to list its shares on Nasdaq, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. https://lseg.group/42qSHH6
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Insurance is a fundamental part of the project finance toolkit but in these increasingly troubled global times, the scope of the cover on offer is under the microscope. A court case being heard in London as to whether the Nord Stream gas pipeline project from Russia is covered comes coincidentally at a time when war has erupted in the Gulf, affecting project assets in a number of ways. The tradeoff between expensive cover and no cover is shifting once again as costs rise across the board. Read the PFI Comment: https://lseg.group/4vL0iOc
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Irish renewables developer NTR has completed a €57m refinancing with NordLB and AIB for its Taranis wind portfolio. https://lseg.group/4tffyRL
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IFR's 2026 ESG Roundtable, held at LSEG's office at 10 Paternoster Square in London on May 12, will feature two panels discussing public‑sector green bonds and the geopolitical forces reshaping the global energy transition. The event will bring together leading senior market practitioners for in‑depth conversations on green bond frameworks, transition finance, renewable energy investment, and regulatory drivers. Find out more and register: https://lseg.group/3OrFWsF
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The first GPU financings in the data centre sector are emerging, upping the risk ante in the opinion of many commentators. Equipment financing has always been a different animal to the underlying infrastructure asset – take hospital equipment deals and PPP hospitals or even car finance and toll roads. But in the data centre space, the financing structures could be merging into one. Read the PFI Comment: https://lseg.group/4slDXnG
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