The evolving landscape of financing infrastructure and energy across Africa is the focus for this latest episode of Infra Dig, the podcast service brought to you by IJGlobal.  

Angus Leslie Melville – editorial director of IJGlobal – talks to Meinna Gwet, group head of corporate finance at Ecobank, and the conversation centres on the African lending environment.  

As the African banking community steps up to become increasingly involved in infra / energy project finance and lending across the continent, Ecobank is playing a central role, working closely with development finance institutions (DFI) and sponsors.  

Tune in to this latest episode to hear all about it…  

This latest Infra Dig podcast sits somewhere between a masterclass on how to invest in Core and Core+ infrastructure and a deep dive into infra fund activity.  

IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville sits down for a chat with AIP Management co-heads of investment Greg Falzon and Domenico Tripodi for a far-reaching discussion on all matters infra.  

With a primary focus on energy transition, the listener is treated to an informative run through the levels of investment from Core all the way to – the often dubious – Value Add… which tends not to be infrastructure at all.  

Tune in for the latest episode with 2 AIP leaders who are long established in the infrastructure and energy community.  

Infrastructure finance across Asia and the Middle East is the focus for this latest IJGlobal podcast – hosted by IJ’s APAC editor, speaking to 2 senior members of the HSBC team.  

Manju Dalal pulls up a seat to speak with HSBC’s Gregoire Bouzereau, head of infra finance for Asia Pacific, and Justo Alejandro Algaba, head of infra finance for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.  

In a far-ranging discussion, Manju talks to the HSBC duo about how the bank is positioning itself in a rapidly evolving landscape, expanding its infrastructure footprint, targeting the sectors and markets set to drive the next phase of growth through 2029.  

This episode is particularly well timed as IJ is hosting the IJGlobal Infrastructure Finance Forum – Asia on 18–19 November at The Westin Singapore.  

With IJGlobal’s Asia Pacific conference one month away, the timing’s perfect for a focus on renewable energy across the region.  

Singapore-based Achal Sondhi – chief investment officer at Aquila Clean Energy – speaks to IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville for this latest episode.  

With a strong leaning towards solar PV and battery energy storage systems (BESS) and a healthy sprinkling of onshore wind farms, this latest episode serves as an excellent intro for the APAC conference.  

IJGlobal is hosting the Infrastructure Finance Forum: Asia 2025 on 18 and 19 November (2025) at The Westin Singapore, followed after the second day with our awards night for regional ESG activity as well as M&A across infrastructure and energy.  

To learn more about the conference, CLICK HERE… 

The latest episode of Infra Dig – the IJGlobal podcast service – delves into the pressing need to invest in energy generation across the African continent.  

IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville talks to Iain Macaulay, director and head of project finance for Africa and Pakistan at British International Investment – the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor.  

The prompter for this latest episode is BII having worked alongside the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on an impactful project in Egypt.  

The three institutions were heavily involved in the financing of Scatec’s Obelisk Solar PV Plant in Nagaa Hammadi, Egypt – the $600 million, 1.1GW solar park with 200MWh associated BESS.  

Tune in for wide-ranging discussion on a hugely impactful transaction that will serve as a bellwether for future deals of this nature.  

Less than a week before the start of IJGlobal’s flagship energy conference – REFF North America – chat turns to nuclear energy with a company that has interesting plans.  

IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville pulls up a mic for the latest Infra Dig episode with Jake Jurewicz – chief executive at US-based nuclear developer Blue Energy.   

Blue Energy is a particularly interesting company that is rethinking the delivery of small modular reactors (SMR) with a view to bringing project finance to the table.  

Now there’s a reason to tune in if ever there was one…   

This latest IJGlobal Podcast sees Angus Leslie Melville – editorial director of IJGlobal – sit down for a chat with Jean-Francis Dusch, chief executive of Edmond de Rothschild UK.  

Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management (EDRAM) is famed for its Bridge infrastructure debt funds and JF gives an update on fundraising followed by his views on the market and a closer look at some of the manager’s recent deals.  

Tune in to this latest episode of the IJGlobal Podcast for a refreshingly candid view of the – primarily – European infrastructure scene.  

As IJGlobal gears up for hosting REFF North America – our landmark conference for the regional energy sector – the Infra Dig podcast turns its focus to the thorny issue of powering data centres across the US.   

IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville speaks to Justin DeAngelis – global head of sustainable infrastructure at Denham Capital – about all things power, and the vast majority of the discussion centres on DCs and hyperscalers.   

This subject will be a key focus for REFF North America which IJGlobal is hosting in the Metropolitan Club, New York, on 29 and 30 September.   

This episode runs for a little more than 26 minutes and sees Justin take the listener through the intricacies of a challenging sector that has more than its fair share of issues to contend with.   

This latest episode of Infra Dig centres on energy efficiency, energy security and grid shocks… an increasingly important issue given developments earlier this year.  

IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville speaks to Jonathan Maxwell, chief executive of Sustainable Development Capital (SDCL) about the substation fire that knocked out Heathrow Airport Terminal 3 and the power outage across Spain and Portugal.  

While this was headline news across Europe – and considerably further afield – earlier this year (2025), this episode focuses on the causes of each power outage and how this can be mitigated against.  

 The focus of this latest Infra Dig podcast is very much on energy transition across Europe, the challenge it faces and (hopefully) light at the end of the tunnel.  

IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville sits down for a fireside chat with Mark Gilligan, head of infrastructure at AXA IM Alts, to hear how it’s shaping up.  

Tune in for this latest episode and knowledge up about energy transition.