By: Alessandro Pecorari, Policy & Public Affairs Manager Aimed at transforming Europe into the world’s first ‘electro-powered continent’, the European Commission has now published its long-awaited review of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), alongside a new Electrification Plan. The package will now open formal negotiations between Council and Parliament into one of the most…
Governments across the world are locked in the same race: attracting the private capital needed to modernise infrastructure and meet goals on economic growth, energy security, climate resilience and technological advancement. In this episode of Talking Global Infrastructure, GIIA Director of Corporate Affairs Simon Montague sits down with Freshfields Partners Jessamy Gallagher, Co-head of Energy…
Amidst growing pressures on public purses, the world is facing a $106tn infrastructure funding gap – a gap that only private capital will truly help governments bridge. A new Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA) report, produced by member law firm Freshfields, closely examines the international regulatory and transaction landscapes in the world’s largest infrastructure investment…
This insight summarizes key takeaways from GIIA’s member event in Toronto focusing on emerging opportunities in Ontario’s energy sector. Canada leads the world in investor sentiment, according to GIIA’s latest Pulse Survey. With seemingly endless opportunity for investment, particularly in clean energy, large-scale digital infrastructure, and grid buildout, it isn’t difficult to see why – and…
By: Alex Hagemann, Senior Policy & Public Affairs Manager Andy Burnham’s victory in the Makerfield by-election proved to be the straw that broke the camel’s back for Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership. After months of fighting successive rearguard actions, the Prime Minister’s five-year mandate came to an abrupt end. He will most likely be succeeded by…
In this episode of Talking Global Infrastructure, hosted by Director of Policy and Public Affairs Harvey Chandler, we explore India’s emergence as a destination for private infrastructure investment. Joined by Subahoo Chordia, CEO , EAAA India Alternatives and Megha Arora, Partner CMS INDUSLAW, our conversation guides through India’s journey from its early learning phases to…
By: Sabrina Ahmed, Policy & Public Affairs Manager With the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) set to expire in September, Surface Transportation Reauthorisation (STR) dominated the agenda at Infrastructure Week this year; beneath the familiar debate about funding levels, a more important conversation was taking place. One of the sharpest observations came from the…
By: Alessandro Pecorari, Policy & Public Affairs Manager The European Commission’s Clean Energy Investment Strategy sets out an ambitious framework for mobilising private capital into Europe’s energy transition. For infrastructure investors, the question is not whether the ambition is right – but whether the proposed instruments are structured to genuinely move capital. Electricity grids have become the…
By: Alex Hagemann, Senior Policy & Public Affairs Manager Australia’s longstanding reputation for economic stability and transparent regulation has been a driver of its economic success, particularly when encouraging infrastructure investment. Proposed changes to the foreign resident capital gains tax (CGT) regime could place this reputation at risk – not because of the policy implications – but because it would be retrospectively applied, changing the conditions under which investments had already been…
By: Alessandro Pecorari, Policy & Public Affairs Manager The EU’s High Speed Rail Action Plan and its upcoming Financing Strategy centres on closing the infrastructure funding gap. Yet – as is set out in GIIA’s most recent policy paper on the challenges of investing in European high-speed rail – the more immediate opportunity lies in…
Australia remains one of the most attractive destinations globally for long‑term infrastructure investment, supported by economic stability, transparent regulation and deep domestic pools of capital. However, investors say delivery risk, not access to capital, is increasingly constraining new investment. Recent government deliberations on retrospective capital gains tax reform add a further layer of complexity for…
By: Vlad Benn, Senior Policy & Research Manager Policy and Regulation India’s infrastructure policy framework operates on the basis of cooperative federalism, an evolving relationship between the Union and State governments that is pivotal to how infrastructure is planned, financed and executed. The Union government sets the standards, develops the national pipelines and oversees Public Sector Undertakings including the NHAI, Power Grid…