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A massive teaching hospital in Ontario is preparing a P3 bond/loan financing. The project is at the center of a larger plan under Premier Doug Ford's hospitals vision. By Alison Healey

Japan’s offshore wind sector is facing critical challenges and progress is slow. METI is looking at potential rescue proposals including the decarbonisation auction. By Minerva Lau.

Financial close on the Sizewell C nuclear power station project is now in sight. The commercial bank debt on the deal is oversubscribed. By Rod Morrison

Extraordinary decisions governments sometimes have to make! Do you build a new nuclear power station that could cost up to £40bn or a 4,000km power interconnector? Well, the eventual choice between the two was not binary and there were plenty of other factors within the UK energy mix. It is safe to say the chosen nuclear bet is a very long-term option.

The international market for large nuclear power plants has recently gained traction both within countries that have existing nuclear power resources as well as non-nuclear power countries, which have announced an intention to implement, or have already begun the implementation of a national nuclear power programme.1 By Kelly Malone of King & Spalding LLP and Helen Cook of GNE Advisory

An ambitious government programme featuring public-private partnerships is helping to drive Chile’s lithium industry expansion. Financial structures are emerging despite a tough global market and some local backlash. By Nic Stone