Proximocast: 20 minutes with...

Andrew Doyle, MUFG

This week I'm talking to Andrew Doyle, Executive director for Power & Renewables at MUFG, about the state of Hydrogen project financings in Europe. Topics discussed include MUFG’s involvement in this space, hurdles to bankability, project financing structures that work and if there is a business case for retrofitting natural gas infrastructure. 

Hamish Mackenzie, DWS

Proximo interviews Hamish Mackenzie, a managing partner and head of infrastructure at DWS, about the future of the e-bus sector. Topics discussed include the attractiveness of the sector to private equity investors, the most viable financing structures for e-bus projects, and potential competition from hydrogen buses.

Patryk Figiel, Linklaters

Proximo interviews Patryk Figiel, Partner and Head of the Energy & Infrastructure practice of the Warsaw office of Linklaters, about financing the Polish offshore wind market and the wider offshore potential in the Baltic.  
 

Rainer Bucher, BCI

Proximo talks to Rainer Bucher, an executive director at BCI, about Chile's Small Means of Distributed Generation (PMGD) programme. Topics include the history of the PMGD programme, the benefits of distributed solar for Chile, recent regulatory changes to the PMGD scheme, and any alterations to PMGD project financings as a result of the new regulation.

Joe Robinson, Equitix

Proximo interviews Joe Robinson, an ESG manager at Equitix, about the growing trend of consumer-led investing and how it is shaping the infrastructure and project finance markets.

Claire Barclay, Pinsent Masons

Proximo interviews Claire Barclay, a partner at Pinsent Masons, about South African infrastructure development, including sectors such as rail, ports, water, and student housing.

Rodrigo Delaveau, Morales & Besa

Proximo talks to Rodrigo Delaveau, a legal counsellor and head of Public Law at Chilean Legal Firm, Morales & Besa about how the drafting of Chile's new constitution will affect the the country's approach to the energy transition. 

Abhishek Gupta, EDHEC Infrastructure Institute

Proximo talks to Abhishek Gupta, associate director at the EDHEC Infrastructure Institute and the head of infraMetrics product development, about 'Infrastructure Strategy 2022. A Pivot to the Digital Frontier' - a new report from Boston Consulting Group and EDHECinfra.