Webinar ‘Opportunities to finance energy transitions’ 

25 May 2023, 15:00–16:00 CEST

Financing an energy transition raises many questions for stakeholders. How to develop a project proposal that could attract funding? What funding sources should be considered? Can public and private, local and international financing sources be effectively combined - and what are the reasons for mixing them?

Join the fourth webinar within the series ‘Just energy transitions in the Western Balkans and Ukraine’ to look into financing opportunities for energy transitions and hear reflections and lessons learnt from a regional perspective.

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Moderator:

• Sonja Risteska, Senior Manager, Business and Development - Eastern Europe, Green Enesys

Opening words:

• Alessandra Sgobbi, Head of sector, Connectivity, climate and environment; Unit A.3 An economy that works for people, green, digital and connected; Directorate General for Neighbourhood & Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), European Commission

Speakers:

• Judit Gyori, Programme Manager, DG NEAR D5, WBIF team

Topic: Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) financing opportunities for energy transitions

• DG NEAR, Unit A5 International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and Investments: Blended Finance and EU Guarantees (speaker to be confirmed)

Topic: Guarantees, a new financing instrument

• Dr. Zsuzsa Piskóti-Kovács, Head of Coal Commission Secretariat, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Hungary

Topic: Northern Hungary's experience of fundraising for a just transition