Proximo talks about the promise and challenges of developing and financing a 4,000km international sub-sea transmission cable with Xlinks' James Humfrey.

Asia has traditionally lagged behind the rest of the world in the use of project finance for energy and infrastructure assets. Could securitisation and private credit help boost the supply of debt and the volume of closed financings?

With 1.2GW of wind and solar projects now financed, Azerbaijan has made substantial progress in procuring renewables projects. A consistent project pipeline will be needed to secure the support of commercial lenders alongside MDBs.