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An Opic-wrapped Energoatom nuclear waste storage facility project bond is nearing launch. The enhanced bond will be structured around Ukrainian risk, nuclear risk, and the vagaries of the arbitration process.

After years of delays and uncertainty Kazakhstan’s Kashagan oil field is ramping up production. State-owned oil company KazMunaiGas is locking in larger and longer prepayments in anticipation, with one facility closed and another extension on the way.

Lenders have responded strongly to the new breed of power purchase agreements on offer in Mexican renewables. But the market is only likely to get more merchant. TXF talks to Adrián Katzew, chief executive of Zuma Energia.

Including the key deals, data and market trends from the past six months – and most significantly this year's expanded Best in Class Awards – the TXF Chronicle 2017 Volume 2 is available for download.