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Financing an energy transition raises many questions for stakeholders. How to develop a project proposal likely to attract funding? What sources of financing should you consider? Can public and private, local and international funding sources be effectively combined – and what are the reasons for mixing them? The fourth webinar in the series “Just energy transitions in the Western Balkans and Ukraine» will examine financing opportunities for energy transitions and hear thoughts and lessons learned from a regional perspective.
Opening words
- Alessandra Sgobbi, Head of the Connectivity, climate and environment sector; Unit A.3 An economy that serves people, green, digital and connected; Directorate-General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), European Commission
Moderator
- Sonja Risteska, Senior Director, Business and Development – Eastern Europe, Greenenesys
Speakers
- Judit Gyori, Program Manager, Unit D5 – Western Balkans Regional Programs, Economic Investment Plan; DG NEAR
- Magdalena Kouneva, Team Leader, Green and Sustainable Finance; Unit A.5 – International financial institutions (IFIs) and investments: blended finance and EU guarantee; DG NEAR
- Dr. Zsuzsa Piskóti-Kovács, Head of the Coal Commission Secretariat, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University
Contact: webinarsWBUA@coalregions.eu
Background
The “Just Energy Transitions in the Western Balkans and Ukraine” webinar series is part of the Initiative for Coal Regions in Transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine.
From March to July 2023, webinars will explore opportunities and lessons learned on the path to phasing out coal. Thinking about how to make a just energy transition a reality, the series takes the perspective of a coal region and analyzes examples from the EU, the Western Balkans and Ukraine. Each webinar will feature several experts working on implementing just energy transitions, including representatives from affected coal regions.
Upcoming dates and topics are listed below:
- June 14 – Regions seize the gradual abandonment of coal as an opportunity for economic development
- July 6 – Lessons learned when moving from coal to renewable energy
For social media: #CoalRegionsWBUA and @Energy4Europe