IJGlobal welcomes back regular guest Ravi Suri for an episode focused on nuclear power, the role that project finance will play in this mega-scale environment and saving the planet with PF. Ravi – who has recently had a shift in focus at KPMG and now is linked to the Kenya practice while still being global head of sustainable finance and impact investing – talks to IJ editorial director Angus Leslie Melville. In an episode that runs for almost 22 minutes, Ravi takes the listener...

Fresh from having hosted IJGlobal Infrastructure Finance Forum: Asia 2025 in Singapore, the Infra Dig podcast continues the theme with a regional focus. IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville pulls up a seat for a far-ranging conversation on matters predominantly energy with Rahul Agrawal – managing director and head of Southeast Asia for Actis. Conversation flows around the key markets across APAC with most of the discussion focusing on data centres, renewable energy...

Having spent the last week hosting our Singapore conference – IJGlobal Infrastructure Finance Forum: Asia 2025 – it felt only right to record a short podcast recorded from the sidelines. IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville took a break from the conference hall at The Westin Singapore to have a chat with Adrian Aw, managing director of PEI Global. In a shorter-than-normal episode, Adrian takes the listener through his take-aways from the conference up to that point ...

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 ...

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 fro...

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 itse...

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 APA...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ca...

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 k...

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 ...

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.

The Infra Dig focus turns once again to Asia Pacific as IJGlobal builds momentum for hosting our regional conference later this year. IJGlobal is hosting the Infrastructure Finance Forum: Asia 2025 over 2 days – 18 and 19 November 2025 – in Singapore and to keep the kettle boiling in anticipation of this event, this latest episode has a strong regional flavour. IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville sits down for a far-reaching conversation with Singapore-based Audra ...

Victory Hill Capital Partners is a London-based investment firm focused on global sustainable and energy transition infrastructure. The firm was founded in 2020 by 5 partners, Richard Lum, Eduardo Monteiro, Lawrence Bucknell, Michael Egan and Navin Chauhan. It specialises in investing in real assets that support the shift to a low-carbon economy, such as renewable energy, energy storage, and grid stability projects around the world. Victory Hill is commited to measurable environmental and soc...

Offshore wind across Asia is building momentum to the point that it warrants the Infra Dig spotlight to bring listeners up to speed with developments on the ground… more to the point... at sea. IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville sits down to record a podcast with 2 Norton Rose Fulbright partners for a round-robin of the hottest markets across Asia, with a particular focus on those with greatest potential. NRF partners Nick Merrit and Ben Carrozzi are the guests fo...

The Infra Dig podcast returns to its infrastructure fund interview format for this latest episode, interviewing 2 key players from UK-based clean energy investor Foresight Group. IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville sits down (in person for this latest podcast) with 2 Foresight partners – fund managers of Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners (FEIP) – primarily to discuss MaresConnect. The Infra Dig guests are Richard Thompson and Dan Wells and they are both deep...

Focus for the Infra Dig podcast turns once again to Africa – this time taking a look at the Mission 300 which has ambitious goals to electrify the continent. IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville is joined by Naomi Wagura, a director at the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and Nicole Poindexter, founder and chief executive of Energicity Corporation. Naomi and Nicole talk about Mission 300 – a joint initiative by the World Bank, African Development...

This latest episode of the IJGlobal podcast – Infra Dig – sees the spotlight turn on infrastructure and energy investments across Africa and Asia Pacific. IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville sits down with Philippe Valahu – chief executive of Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) – for a tell-all interview on the investment environment. Philippe takes the listener through the reality of investing across African and APAC infra/energy where there’s an historically lower ...

On the back of numerous recent victories at the IJGlobal Awards in London and IJInvestor Awards prior to that, Africa Finance Corporation talks to Infra Dig about its evolution. Fola Fagbule – head of financial advisory at the AFC – speaks to IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville about the organisation’s role in driving private sector involvement in the financing of infrastructure and energy across Africa. In a podcast that runs for almost 36 minutes, Fola runs the listener throug...