February 2012

Lima wastewater attracts six 13 February 2012

Peru's Ministerio de Vivienda, Construccion y Saneamiento and ProInversion have received six expressions of interest for the 20-year Sedapal wastewater treatment plants concession

Cory and Wheelabrator close on Norfolk B waste 09 February 2012

Cory Environmental and Wheelabrator Technologies have closed a £200 million ($317.2 million) financing for the 25 year Norfolk B PFI waste

EPV and Pohjolan Voima close with NIB on biomass gasification 02 February 2012

EPV Energy and Pohjolan Voima have closed an Eu18 million loan with the Nordic Investment Bank for to help fund construction of a biomass gasification plant

Campos do Jordao water bond pricing expectations 01 February 2012

Caixa Economica Federal-managed fund FGTS expects to close a R95.5 million ($54.2 million) senior secured bond issue for Brazilian utility Araucaria Saneamento by the middle of February.

January 2012

Campos do Jordao water treatment bonds launch 23 January 2012

Araucaria Saneamento has launched a R95.5 million ($54.2 million) senior secured bond issue

UK's Northumbrian, Wessex and Severn Trent water in bond market 17 January 2012

Northumbrian Water has closed a £360 million 30-year bond

Oversubscription for EPM's B loan 12 January 2012

Colombian utility Empresas Públicas de Medellín has closed a $349 million A/B loan financing with the International Finance Corporation.

Greece mulls bonds as alternative to privatisation 11 January 2012

Greece's Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund is understood to be considering using asset-backed bond issues to monetise state assets

Bandar Lampung water PPP RFQ out 10 January 2012

The Indonesian city of Bandar Lampung has issued a request for qualifications for a $100 million drinking water supply PPP

ACS and Balfour Beatty win Essex and Gloucestershire waste PPPs 03 January 2012

A joint venture of ACS subsidiary Urbaser and Balfour Beatty has been named preferred bidder for the Essex waste PPP contract