Insights

This edition of Finger on the Pulse features insights from the Growing Infrastructure Course on ‘Sustainable Transport’, discussing how real-time data can be strategically used to shape safer, smarter and more resilient urban mobility systems across Asia.

This edition of Finger on the Pulse dives into three strategies to bolster water resilience while supporting Asia’s booming digital economy.

This edition of Finger on the Pulse dives into three key aspects that could propel the development of offshore wind projects in Asia. It features insights from a roundtable discussion between offshore wind experts at the Asia Infrastructure Forum (AIF) 2024.

The Upshot is a content series by Infrastructure Asia to profile key leaders in the industry. We dive deep into their areas of expertise to present expert opinions and thought-provoking perspectives on the most pertinent aspects of sustainable infrastructure development.

The Upshot is a content series by Infrastructure Asia to profile key leaders in the industry. We dive deep into their areas of expertise to present expert opinions and thought-provoking perspectives on the most pertinent aspects of sustainable infrastructure development.

This edition of Finger on the Pulse covers key insights and ideas discussed between industry stakeholders at the Asia Infrastructure Forum (AIF) 2024.

This Finger on the Pulse article dives into three key factors that need to be prioritised in order to strengthen food supply chains in Asia. It features insights from a roundtable discussion between food supply chain experts at the Asia Infrastructure Forum (AIF) 2024.

Through insightful discussions with leading industry players, this article deep dives into innovative solutions and explores how we can bridge the gap to achieve a greener future for the region.

This edition of Finger on the Pulse dives into three crucial factors that can propel Asia towards a circular economy.

Our new content series ‘In the Hot Seat’ invites key industry leaders to share their first-hand perspectives on Asia’s infrastructure development. Lavan Thiru, Executive Director of Infrastructure Asia, explores the need for innovative and sustainable approaches to tackle Asia’s long-standing challenges in infrastructure.

The Upshot is a content series by Infrastructure Asia to profile key leaders in the industry. We dive deep into their areas of expertise to present expert opinions and thought-provoking perspectives on the most pertinent aspects of sustainable infrastructure development.

In this edition of Finger on the Pulse, we explore five important takeaways from 2023 and the implications they have on Asia.

In this edition of Finger on the Pulse, we detail key learnings from the Asia Clean Energy Summit’s (ACES) 2023 Driving Decarbonisation in Asia workshop.

The Upshot is a content series by Infrastructure Asia to profile key leaders in the industry. We dive deep into their areas of expertise to present expert opinions and thought-provoking perspectives on the most pertinent aspects of sustainable infrastructure development.

The Upshot is a new series by Infrastructure Asia to profile key leaders in the industry. We dive deep into their areas of expertise to present expert opinions and thought-provoking perspectives on the most pertinent aspects of sustainable infrastructure development.

Finger on the Pulse is a content series from Infrastructure Asia that covers key developments and trends across Asia's infrastructure landscape, providing you with key insights from the inside.

Finger on the Pulse is a content series from Infrastructure Asia that covers key developments and trends across Asia's infrastructure landscape, providing you with key insights from the inside.

Finger on the Pulse is a new content series from Infrastructure Asia that covers key developments and trends across Asia's infrastructure landscape, providing you with key insights from the inside.

Guarantees play a crucial role in infrastructure financing by facilitating local currency funding and longer tenors, providing a demonstration effect that enhances local finance parties' infrastructure financing experience and equips them to better assess and manage project risks.

With the complexity of projects today, it is increasingly challenging for a single party to undertake an entire infrastructure development. Governments also need to move away from siloed approaches and towards working cohesively to address the evolving needs of the community to tackle new opportunities and challenges.

In the high-stakes world of infrastructure development, disputes are often complicated, protracted and expensive. It is not unusual to take years to resolve disputes and usually after expensive and time-consuming legal processes in national courts or arbitral tribunals.

Infrastructure Asia’s Executive Director, Mr Lavan Thiru, looks back at 2022 and shares his thoughts for 2023

Society, Finance and Collaboration – these are the three key areas of opportunities resonated by government and industry leaders from the discussion at the Asia Infrastructure Forum 2022 as Asia continues its effort to accelerate its sustainable infrastructure journey.

The issue of reducing non-revenue water (NRW) is an important national challenge for the Indonesian government. Every year, Indonesia suffers an estimated USD579m in economic losses because of NRW. However, reducing NRW is not an impossible challenge to overcome if utilities approach the challenge with a combination of dedicated strategic resources, the right financing model, and the proper use of digital solutions. To do this, authorities can learn from the success of Malang City, which managed to reduce its NRW by 30% in 10 years by adopting the before-mentioned steps.

At the inaugural meeting of the Asia Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory (ASIA) Panel on 8 and 9 November 2021, the Future of Infrastructure was one of the three key themes discussed. The ASIA Panel members and invited industry leaders shared their insights on upcoming trends and challenges in a more sustainable future.

At the inaugural meeting of the Asia Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory (ASIA) Panel on 8 and 9 November 2021, Technology in Infrastructure was one of the three key themes discussed. The ASIA Panel members and invited industry leaders shared their insights on technological solutions for a more sustainable future.

At the inaugural meeting of the Asia Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory (ASIA) Panel on 8 and 9 November 2021, Sustainable Investment-Financing was one of the three key themes discussed. The ASIA Panel members and invited industry leaders shared their insights on financing solutions for a more sustainable future.

Developing more sustainable infrastructure systems is a prerequisite for changing the way that our economies and societies function, as well as achieving the SDGs and the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.

Infrastructure Asia organized 2 deep dive sessions on digital infrastructure to gather views from nine industry players on the opportunities and challenges for digital infrastructure in Asia.

As countries intensify their efforts to overcome climate change, institutional investors and financial institutions are responding by embracing sustainable and green infrastructure projects in investing mandates.

While climate goals have been on the minds of nations in recent years, the pace of global smart city initiatives towards a net-zero future has been greatly accelerated, particularly by the outbreak of COVID-19.

Asian cities need to fuel urbanisation and economic growth by upgrading existing and creating new infrastructure assets. Technology is a great enabler in these needs, but how can we leverage and finance it in an efficient and effective way to keep our smart city initiatives at full throttle?

In March 2021, InfraAsia organised a deep dive session on sustainable infrastructure in Southeast and South Asia with four established industry speakers. We discussed the existing challenges and the growing potential of leveraging technological innovations for projects.

InfraAsia organised a deep dive session on renewable energy in Southeast and South Asia with four industry players.

Infrastructure Asia organised a deep dive session on the water sector to gather insights from nine industry players on the financing options and key enablers to attract international investments into water. The session also discussed the opportunities and challenges for water infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia and South Asia and ways to increase the involvement of the Singapore infrastructure ecosystem.

Infrastructure Asia organised a deep dive session on the waste management sector to gather views from eight industry players on the opportunities and commercial structures for waste management solutions in Southeast Asia and ways to apply these commercial structures to develop and initiate more bankable waste management projects in Southeast Asia.

Infrastructure Asia organised a deep dive session on the cold chain logistics sector to gather views from eight industry players on the opportunities and challenges for cold chain projects in Southeast Asia and South Asia and the ways to increase the involvement of the Singapore infrastructure ecosystem in regional cold chain projects.

Digital connectivity drives all aspects of smart and future cities, and key components of economies and societies. Despite the potential, there are challenges in rolling out digital infrastructure. In this article, we highlight the challenges and mitigating initiatives.

In this piece, co-authored with Deloitte, we consider the role of developing high quality infrastructure in leading the recovery from COVID-19 in three phases.

An important decision to be made when planning for the resolution of disputes in international infrastructure projects is the venue. This article explores five key factors to consider when choosing this venue.

Water is essential for human life and UN recognises that access to safe drinking water and sanitation is a basic human right yet, meeting water needs has its challenges. We explore how innovation in water technology and financing can help improve the bankability of such projects in order to crowd in private capital.

Clean energy has been hailed as a hero for developing nations. However, clean energy projects are not being implemented in emerging Asia as quickly as many hope. Why is this, and what can be done about it?

Disruptions as a result of Covid-19 have heightened the awareness and desire to increase adoption of technology on many fronts including infrastructure. We explore five ways that technology can revolutionise the infrastructure landscape for emerging economies.

Some believe that the barrier to infrastructure development in the region is not the lack of financing capital, but the lack of well-prepared, bankable and investment-ready projects. Read more to learn about the funds that can support the preparation of projects initiated by governments and the private sector.

What are some of the key areas that can be strengthened in logistics and supply chain infrastructure?

Insurance and guarantees: One important key to successful infrastructure risk mitigation in Asia

Project finance loan documentation are notoriously long and complex. In this article, Infrastructure Asia explores how standardisation can help to ensure quality and replicability, and shares its effort in this area.

Regional infrastructure development needs and the role of Infrastructure Asia

The Asian Development Bank has highlighted that 80% of the US$600 billion needed annually to finance developing Asia’s transit infrastructure spending is currently coming from the public sector. This article explores how transit-oriented development can improve financing of such projects, making it attractive to international investors.

The world is generating more waste than ever. This makes waste management a critical issue that deserves no less attention than the likes of poverty elimination and climate action. Generating waste is easy, but managing it is difficult. Developing a waste management facility is not without its challenges. This collated article will examine the key considerations when developing waste management facilities, and uses specific case studies to illustrate their importance.

We take a look at the various procurement methods for infrastructure projects and discuss the key factors that regional governments consider when partnering the private sector.

This article highlights the greater adoption of green projects in the region with an increase of green financing.

What can we do to achieve climate resilient infrastructure and sustainable urban development?

As countries worldwide start to deal with the impacts of climate change, environmental pollution and social inequality, sustainability has emerged as an important topic for governments, corporates, multilaterals, banks and non-banking financial institutions. However, one question often asked is whether sustainable infrastructure can be easily adopted for emerging markets and create a runway for sustainable growth.