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Is Rail Reform still on track? Consultation on the Future of Britain's Railways

United Kingdom - March 20 2025 A further step in the process of reforming the UK rail sector was taken in February when the Department for Transport (DfT) published a consultation…

Recent New Zealand infrastructure announcements create opportunities for infrastructure sector participants

New Zealand - December 6 2024 New Zealand’s Minister for Infrastructure, The Honourable Chris Bishop, has recently announced a raft of measures to support infrastructure projects…

Electricity Generator Levy; draft legislation and revised technical note published

United Kingdom - December 23 2022 In the Autumn Statement, the government announced that it would introduce a tax on the extraordinary returns of electricity generators and published…

The UK’s proposed new foreign influence registration scheme: significant unintended challenges for energy and infra

United Kingdom - December 14 2022 This short note flags some potential implications for energy and infra operators and investors and then links to a longer note for those who wish to…

Energy Transition and the Role of the Infrastructure Sector

Australia - September 30 2022 There are many answers to this question and the infrastructure sector has already played a significant role in the development and funding of many of…

Williams-shapps plan for rail - UK government publishes consultation on legislative changes

European Union, United Kingdom - July 19 2022 On 9 June 2022 the Department for Transport (DfT) published a consultation on the primary legislative changes to implement the rail reforms outlined…

Main novelties of Law Decree No. 50/2022 (D.L. Aiuti) on the energy sector

Italy - June 16 2022 Law Decree 17 May 2022, No. 50 so-called Decreto aiuti (Decree) introduces a set of provisions in the fields of national energy policies, attraction…

The energy trilemma

Global - March 7 2022 Infrastructure is the anchor that will help deliver net-zero policy ambitions. Decarbonisation and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions are the…

Charging forward - Ofgem’s drive to electrify transport

United Kingdom - September 8 2021 On Saturday, 4 September 2021, Ofgem (the energy regulator in Great Britain) published its plans to further support the UK’s transition to electric…

Fit for 55 - EU recognises the need for a broad alternative fuels infrastructure across Europe

European Union - September 2 2021 In the context of the ‘fit for 55’ package, published on 14 July 2021, the European Commission proposed the adoption of a new Regulation for the…