Roundtable: Financing the Transmission Grid: Unlocking the Clean Energy Transition
Oct 7, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Conference Room CC13 & Online
Description
Electricity grids have become a major bottleneck for scaling up renewable power. In mid-2024, over 1,600 GW of renewable power in advanced development stages were waiting for grid connection. Yet, power transmission infrastructure faces a massive investment gap, especially in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). A doubling of annual investment in power systems to USD 600 billion by 2030 is needed to adequately expand and modernise electricity networks globally. Transmission investment and financing models have recently gained higher attention on governments’ and utilities’ agendas, and a new asset class is emerging.
This roundtable will delve into new trends in power sector investment, where countries that have developed public-private partnerships (PPPs) in power transmission or are in the process of doing so are invited to share lessons learned with peers, while private investors will share their experiences with this asset class. The session will explore whether recommendations for governments to unlock transmission grid investment match the needs of investors, which factors can impede investment opportunities and how they can be overcome to mobilise capital at scale.
