Webinar ‘Opportunities to finance energy transitions’

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

Opening words

• Alessandra Sgobbi, Head of the 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

Moderator

• Sonja Risteska, Senior Manager, Business and Development – Eastern Europe, Greenenesys

Speakers

• Judit Gyori, Programme Manager, Unit D5 – Western Balkans Regional Programmes, Economic Investment Plan; DG NEAR
• Magdalena Kouneva, Team leader, Green and sustainable finance; Unit A.5 – International Financial Institution (IFIs) and Investments: Blended Finance and EU Guarantee; DG NEAR
• Dr. Zsuzsa Piskóti-Kovács, Head of Coal Commission Secretariat, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University

Recording

Presentations

Contact: webinarsWBUAcoalregions [dot] eu (webinarsWBUA[at]coalregions[dot]eu) 

Background

The webinar series “Just energy transitions in the Western Balkans and Ukraine” is part of the Initiative for coal regions in transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine.

From March until July 2023, the webinars will explore opportunities and lessons learnt on the way to the coal phase-out. In considering how to make a just energy transition a reality, the series takes a coal region's viewpoint and analyses examples from the EU, Western Balkans, and Ukraine. Each webinar will feature several experts working on implementing just energy transitions, including representatives from the coal regions in focus.

Coming dates and topics are listed below:

• 14 June - Regions seizing coal phase-out as an opportunity for economic development
• 6 July - Lessons learnt when switching from coal to renewables

For social media: #CoalRegionsWBUA and @Energy4Europe

Related links

• Coal regions in the Western Balkans and Ukraine
• Webinar ‘Planning for a just transition in light of energy (in)security’
• Webinar ‘Engaging stakeholders in just transition planning: who and how?