Hamza Ali

Articles by Hamza Ali

  • SunEdison gears up to sell renewables assets

    10 August 2016

    SunEdison, the largest renewable energy developer in the world, has applied for approval from bankruptcy court to sell some of its North American renewables plants to NRG Yield, ahead of a planned September auction.

  • ADB prices $1.3bn green bond

    10 August 2016

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has priced a dual-tranche, dollar-denominated green bond, raising $1.3 billion.

  • Green office buildings 'credit positive' for CMBS

    09 August 2016

    Green features in office buildings are 'credit positive' for commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), according to a report.

  • BlackRock reaches final close of European renewable energy fund

    08 August 2016

    BlackRock has reached the second and final close of its European renewable energy fund, securing €650 million ($720 million) in commitments.

  • NY Green Bank poised for extra $150m of capital after Vivint Solar deal

    08 August 2016

    The New York Green Bank is expected to receive a further $150 million of capital from the state authorities after providing $37 million of the recently announced $313 million loan to residential solar energy company Vivint Solar.

  • Greenko mulls dollar denominated green bond

    04 August 2016

    Indian power company Greenko is gearing up to launch a dollar denominated green bond to help finance a renewable energy portfolio.

  • NTPC prices first ever corporate green 'Masala' bond

    04 August 2016

    India's National Thermal Power Company (NTPC) has priced the first ever green 'Masala' bond from a corporate issuer, raising INR20 billion ($370 million).

  • ING increases sustainable lending by 16.7%

    03 August 2016

    Dutch lender ING Bank has increased its sustainability lending for the first half of the year to €27 billion ($30 billion), an increase of 16.7% compared to the same period last year.

  • Green bond market gets its first 'panda' issue

    02 August 2016

    A Hong Kong-based water company has issued what it claims is the first green 'panda bond'.

  • Latin American supranational debuts green bond

    02 August 2016

    A Latin American supranational bank has issued its first green bond, into the Uridashi market.