Webinar on Policies and Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Enabling Central Asia’s Clean Energy Transition

The CAREC Institute, in partnership with Greenovation Hub and Green Investment Principles (GIP) for the Belt and Road, and with support from the World Resources Institute, will host a webinar on Policies and Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Enabling Central Asia’s Clean Energy Transition via Zoom on 28 April 2025, from 13:00 to 15:30 Beijing Time.

As the global climate crisis accelerates, the transition to low-carbon energy systems has become an urgent priority. While Central Asian countries have committed to renewable energy development through their Nationally Determined Contributions, fossil fuels still dominate the region’s energy mix. Infrastructure gaps, policy barriers, and limited access to finance continue to hinder the scaling of renewable energy solutions.

China’s expanding renewable energy partnerships with countries such as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, including several large-scale projects, have shown significant progress. With the upcoming 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit and Energy Ministers’ Meeting, there is a fresh opportunity to deepen cooperation and drive innovation in energy finance across the region.

This webinar will bring together leading experts from financial institutions, multilateral development banks, enterprises, think tanks, and civil society to discuss the current state and outlook of China–Central Asia renewable energy cooperation. Participants will explore key challenges in investment and financing, including policy barriers, infrastructure gaps, and high financing costs, and examine innovative financing solutions such as green panda bonds and blended finance. The session will also develop actionable policy recommendations to foster increased collaboration.

Registration for the webinar is available through the following link:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ACdwLINISTC5PSImFDJ18A#/registration

Simultaneous interpretation in both Chinese and English will be provided throughout the webinar.