Offshore Energies UK is hosting a briefing for senior investors in Aberdeen which will focus on unlocking finance to secure future energy supply and the expansion of renewables.
The UK government’s Clean Power 2030 Action Plan estimates that more than £100 billion of investment will be required between 2025 and 2030 to meet its ambitions for future power.
Raising that capital, and deciding how risk is shared between the public and private sectors, is now an immediate national challenge.
With global capital increasingly selective and internationally mobile, the UK’s ability to provide clear policy signals and clarity on how risk is shared between government and investors is becoming critical to attracting long-term investment.
The briefing will hear from Sandy MacDonald, executive director and head of impact at the Scottish National Investment Bank, who will set out the conclusions from the Bank’s recent workshop on how to galvanise impact investment and crowd in private capital.
'The energy transition is complex. The Bank sees both the need and the opportunity to renew Scotland’s industrial base, strengthen our supply chain, and support the people and businesses at the heart of that change,' he says.
'Our presentations will explain the Bank’s approach as an impact investor, outlining our catalytic role crowding in capital, our longer-term, solutions-based risk-capital approach, and key highlights from our portfolio and the investment opportunities we’re excited about.'
An influential line-up of other speakers has also been assembled for the event. These include two from sponsors, Deloitte: Shaun Reynolds, M&A Energy Partner, and Netti Farkas-Mills, Energy, Resources and Industrials Insight lead, who will present a new Deloitte report on financing the energy transition.
Shaun Reynolds said: 'The UK energy transition is no longer a distant ambition, but a present-day challenge. Private investment is crucial to ensuring its success. Our research explores investor confidence and motivations and considers what is needed to stimulate investment in vital renewables developments and the supply chain to support it.'
The discussion will also include Tara Schmidt of Transition Finance Scotland, which aims to help mobilise up to £40 billion for renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure, and carbon capture projects. It will consider Scotland’s role as a hub for energy infrastructure investment and a testbed for new approaches to transition finance.
A panel discussion will explore key questions facing investors and policymakers, including:
- Is the UK ready to take on more risk as a nation, and who should lead that shift?
- How can public and private investors balance financial returns with long-term impact?
- What role should banks and financial institutions play in unlocking capital at scale?
Journalists are warmly invited to join these senior investors, policymakers, and energy leaders to explore the evolving dynamics of risk, capital, and collaboration shaping the UK’s energy transition. Speakers will be available for interview before and after the event.
Source: OEUK
