institutional investors

Swiss infrastructure fund manager SUSI Partners has raised US$81 million to tap into the fast-growing renewables sector in Southeast Asia.

Asset managing giant BlackRock has raised US$4.8 billion from institutional investors to fund renewable power generation projects in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Maturation of solar asset class into subsidy-free venture in some markets could see industry become better fit with utilities comfortable with power price swings, firm says.

US$1trn-plus financier has already shown appetite for solar manufacturers. Does the new aperture to unlisted infra herald a capital bonanza for downstream players?

Battery technologies hold most potential for nearly two-thirds of asset owners and managers polled by Aquila Capital.

Octopus survey finds grid-scale plants are most sought-after asset class for institutional financiers, with Australian names the most enthusiastic.