Hamza Ali

Articles by Hamza Ali

  • Statoil invests $236m in floating wind farm

    03 November 2015

    Statoil's clean energy subsidiary, New Energy Solutions (NES), has invested NOK2 billion ($236 million) in an experimental floating wind farm.

  • GCL-Poly issues RMB1bn corporate bond

    03 November 2015

    Hong Kong-listed solar panel manufacturer GCL-Poly Suzhou has issued a RMB1 billion ($157.8 million) corporate bond, to refinance its existing debt.

  • ESG-themed listed equities fund launched in the UK

    02 November 2015

    Asset manager Columbia Threadneedle Investments has expanded its environmental social and governance (ESG) fund range, with a fund for UK-listed equities.

  • JLEN enters UK commercial and rooftop market

    02 November 2015

    John Laing Environmental Fund (JLEN) has entered the UK commercial and rooftop solar market with an £18.8 million ($29.08 million) acquisition of a 4.3MW portfolio.

  • ICBC 'mulling green bond issue'

    02 November 2015

    Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is considering becoming one of the first Chinese issuers of a green bond, in a transaction that could raise some $300 million.

  • Trina Solar signs $1.57 billion financing deal with CITIC

    29 October 2015

    Trina Solar has closed a RMB10 billion ($1.57 billion) financing deal with China International Trust and Investment Corporation (CITIC), China's largest conglomerate.

  • Private equity firm buys Infigen wind portfolio for $274m

    29 October 2015

    Private equity firm ArcLight Capital Partners has acquired Infigen Energy's entire US wind portfolio in a deal worth $274 million.

  • Quercus launches two new renewables funds and targets €500m fundraise

    29 October 2015

    Quercus is set to launch two Italy-focused renewable infrastructure funds to sit alongside its recently launched European renewables fund.

  • EIB issues first Canadian dollar-denominated green bond

    28 October 2015

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its first Canadian dollar-denominated Climate Awareness Bond (CAB).

  • BNG Bank prices €650m sustainability bond

    27 October 2015

    Bank Nederlandse Gemeente (BNG) has priced its second sustainability bond, in a transaction that is set to raise €650 million ($717.5 million).