Infra Dig - A Green Street Podcast

Infra Dig has repeatedly turned its focus on infrastructure and energy across Africa as impetus builds in the continent for a slew of deals to come to market.   This has seen the market investigated from a number of different angles as reliance on international development finance institutions falls away, allowing home-grown institutional capital to take up the slack.   This latest episode sees Bo...

Having earlier this year (March 2026) achieved final investment decision and financial close on a first-of-a-kind (FOAK) hydrogen project in Wales, it seemed only right that MorGen Energy appear on Infra Dig to talk about it.   Green Street News Infrastructure editorial director Angus Leslie Melville is joined by MorGen CFO Christos Kosmas and general counsel Christine Yassa to talk about the land...

Having won the Frontier Market trophy at IJGlobal Awards 2025 in March, Finance in Motion joins the Infra Dig podcast to talk about this outstanding renewable energy deal it closed in Ukraine.   Sylvia Wisniwski, chief executive of Finance in Motion, joins Green Street Infrastructure (formerly IJGlobal) editorial director Angus Leslie Melville to talk about the 24MW Goldbeck Solar Project in weste...

Today’s Infra Dig podcast takes the listener on a tour of listed infrastructure with a practitioner who has deep experience across the asset class.   Rebecca Sherlock – portfolio manager from First Sentier’s global listed infra team in Sydney – talks to Green Street Infrastructure (formerly IJGlobal) editorial director Angus Leslie Melville.   Conversation ranges from Geopolitical volatility servi...

This latest Infra Dig podcast centres on renewable energy and sees a chief executive of many years standing give his views on the sector that is front page news everywhere.   Anders Lindberg – chief executive of Wärtsilä Energy – talks to Green Street Infrastructure (formerly IJGlobal) editorial director Angus Leslie Melville in an engaging interview on alternative energy.   This episode starts wi...

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 in...

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, wit...

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 a...

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 do...

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...

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 th...

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 appe...

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...

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 m...

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 abou...

The countdown is well and truly underway for IJGlobal’s landmark Miami Conference – IJ LatAm 2026 – which launches at One Hotel South Beach on 2 March and runs until the fourth.    To keep the head of steam building for what promises to be IJ’s biggest LatAm focused infra/energy conference to date, we have the latest in a series of podcasts highlighting developments across the region.   IJGlobal e...

With IJGlobal’s seminal Latin America conference – IJ LatAm 2026 – less than two months away, Infra Dig turns its focus once again on this burgeoning region.   IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville talks to Peter Halmø who leads the Latin American business for Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) about the market.   Peter joined CIP from Orsted in 2021 and has a strong focus on ren...

With Latin America very much on IJGlobal’s mind, the focus turns this direction as we ramp up for IJ LatAm 2026 which we’re hosting once again in Miami.   IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville speaks to Eduardo Farhat – managing director and head of infrastructure for Latin America at La Caisse (formerly CDPQ) – to hear his views on this vibrant market.   Eduardo will be attending IJ’s...

The central focus of this latest Infra Dig podcast is a burgeoning airline that has the world sitting up to pay attention as it drives a fascinating expansion programme.   IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville speaks to 2 guests from Ethiopian Airlines – chief executive Mesfin Tasew and CFO Adamu Tadele – as well as regular speaker Ravi Suri, global head of sustainable finance and impa...

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 Le...

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 mar...

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,...

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...

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 transit...

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-rang...