As we near IJGlobal’s European conference re-boot – Infrastructure Finance Forum: Europe 2026 – one of the event sponsors joins the Infra Dig podcast to talk about an insightful report that it has just published.  

Clara Cutajar – global infrastructure leader at PwC – talks to IJ editorial director Angus Leslie Melville about the firm’s “Global Infrastructure Outlook” that identifies cumulative investment of $151.1 trillion from 2025 to 2050.  

This report will be discussed at IJGlobal’s IFF Europe conference that is being hosted on 12 & 13 May (2026) at the Novotel Madrid Center. To learn more about conference, CLICK HERE…  

In the meantime, tune into this latest episode of Infra Dig for a far-ranging discussion on international requirements to invest in infrastructure that forecasts annual global infra spend will climb from $4.4 trillion in 2024 to $6.9 trillion in 2050.  

Electric vehicle charging across the UK takes centre stage for this latest episode of IJGlobal’s podcast service – Infra Dig.  

IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville sits down for a chat with Asif Ghafoor – founder and chief executive of Be.EV, the nationwide rapid and ultra-rapid charging network group.  

Be.EV launched in 2019 and is majority owned by Octopus Energy Generation, with the wider Octopus Energy group powering its network with wind and solar energy.  

Conversation flows freely with Asif talking about Be.EV’s recent acquisition of MER (which boosted its network by 1,600 charging points), and his anticipation that the UK EV charging sector will consolidate from roughly 1,500 players now to just 6.  

Tune in for an inciteful view of a burgeoning sector that needs to grow significantly to meet future demand.  

This latest episode of Infra Dig sees Taaleri Energia managing director Kai Rintala delve into the fund manager’s strategy to drive business across East Europe as it continues to build presence across select nations.  

IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville talks to Kai about Taaleri’s well established role in the market as a renewables fund manager investing in onshore wind, PV solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) with a primary focus on Europe and some interests in the US. Taaleri has €1.3 billion of assets under management and 2.5GW under construction and operational capacity and 7GW in the development pipeline.  

Kai, who will be speaking at IJGlobal’s European conference – Infrastructure Finance Forum - Europe 2026 – on 12-13 May at the Novotel Madrid Center, takes the listener through Taaleri’s strategy to invest East.  

Taaleri has all the skills of an independent power producer (IPP), but operates under a fund manager management structure.

This podcast sees Kai run through the opportunity his firm sees across East Europe and how the fund manager is capitalising on that.

Africa once again takes centre stage for the Infra Dig podcast as Simon Marchioni – managing partner of Global Infrastructure Advisors – talks market.  

In an episode that runs for around 27 minutes, Simon talks to IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville about the burgeoning African infrastructure and energy market and how to make project bankable.  

 Conversation ranges from bringing domestic capital into financing African infra / energy through to gas-to-power discussion being framed as part of the energy transition story… rather than languishing as legacy infrastructure.

The focus of this latest IJGlobal podcast – Infra Dig – turns once again to Africa, this time for a longer-than-normal episode centred on the activity of a key organisation driving investments into infrastructure across the continent.  

Anas Charafi – executive director at the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa (AGIA) which is managed by Africa50 – joins IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville for a fireside chat.  

With Africa50 entering its second decade of operations – and surpassing $1.4 billion in assets under management – Anas talks about AGIA’s strategy to meet the Africa’s $100 billion infrastructure funding gap.  

Anas takes the listener on a tour of his organisation’s activity, and shines a light on the impact it is having to deliver much-needed infrastructure on the ground.  

Recorded at IJ LatAm 2026, this latest IJGlobal podcast centres on a company that's playing a leading role in the electric vehicle revolution across Latin America. 

IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville takes a break from the conference stage to talk to VEMO chief financial officer Nicolás Estrada to hear all about his company.  

Founded in Mexico City in 2021, VEMO accelerates the adoption of clean mobility technologies through an integrated solution that combines electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and fleet management technology.  

Nico tells Infra Dig listeners all about its recent investment from Vision Ridge Partners and maps out VEMO’s plans, and its relationship with other infrastructure investors.  

Tune in for an insight into an exciting company as Nico talks on the sidelines of IJGlobal’s flagship Latin America conference that was hosted earlier this week in Miami.  

The focus of Infra Dig turns once again to Africa and a particularly interesting development that signals the maturity of Nigeria as an infrastructure / energy market.  

Philippe Valahu – chief executive of Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) – joins IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville to talk about his organisation’s involvement in InfraCredit Nigeria.  

Having last appeared on Infra Dig almost 1 year ago – in April 2025 – Philippe drills down into a fascinating development… PIDG’s exit from your preference share investment in InfraCredit Nigeria.  

Tune in to this latest episode to hear all about this positive signal for the Nigerian market and learn about PIDG is rolling out similar offerings in other markets around Africa.  

The thorny topic of energy security and resilience – especially at a time when there have been so many winter storms – is the focus for this latest episode of Infra Dig.  

Adil Sener, partner at the New York-based, energy-focused investment bank PEI Global Partners, talks to IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville about a challenging sector going through challenging times.  

Conversation flows from how the industry is coping with changing weather patterns from a regulatory perspective through to financing risks, how the data centre revolution will be powered, transmission issues, right through to the role of private credit.  

Adil treats the listener to an expert round robin of the US energy sector, giving his view of this complex world.  

The financing of energy – the primary motivation of all nations these days – is the focus for this latest episode of the IJGlobal podcast, Infra Dig.  

Mark Muldowney – managing director of the low carbon transition group at BNP Paribas – joins IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville for a chat about the role of lenders in achieving energy security.  

Mark, who has led the financing of more energy projects than he’d care to name, takes the listener on an informed tour on Sizewell C nuclear power plant through to plans for small modular reactors.  

Conversation flows and Mark talks about the risks involved in lending to such landmark transactions as SZC and then it switches to the Industrial Strategy Report that BNP Paribas has published in partnership with Oxford Economics.  

This latest episode of Infra Dig – the IJGlobal podcast service – features Yandisa Nongena and focuses on the book that launches in May and will provide a stellar insight into the project finance world.  

IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville sits down with Yandisa – who is best known to the infrastructure community for his many years working as a PF banker at NordLB – to hear all about this new book.  

“Project Financing Energy Projects with Senior Debt: A Practical Guide” is published in May (2026) and provides a banker’s eye view of arranging debt against PF in the energy space.  

Tune into this latest episode for the author’s view of this soon-to-be-released industry tome.