Navigating the Shift: ECAs in the Energy Transition Era
25 MARCH 2026
This webinar will take place on Wednesday 25 March 2026 from 12:00–13:00 UK time.
Session Overview
This session will open with International Energy Agency (IEA) insights on how global energy finance is shifting and what this means for ECAs’ portfolios and mandates. A moderated tour de table will then explore how different ECAs are responding in practice, focusing on concrete approaches to staying competitive and relevant in a changing energy landscape.
Key Discussion Pillars
- Explore how ECAs are positioning themselves as energy security, efficiency, transition and renewed fossil demand all compete for attention.
- Hear practical examples of how portfolios, products and pricing are being adjusted in response to shifting energy risks and opportunities.
- Join a tour de table to compare institutional approaches, from governance and mandate interpretation to day‑to‑day transaction decisions.
- Take away concrete ideas and peer‑tested practices to inform your own organisation’s strategy.
Who Should Attend?
This session is tailored for ECA practitioners and managers across the following functions:
- Sustainability & ESG
- Underwriting & Risk Management
- Strategy & Policy Development
To make the session as practical and interactive as possible, we invite you to take a few minutes beforehand to reflect on how these themes show up in your own institution:
- Portfolio & pipeline: In your institution’s recent pipeline, what types of energy‑related projects are most visible (e.g. conventional power, renewables, grids, industrial/process projects, efficiency/refurbishment)?
- Risk & product response: Have you made any notable changes to products, tenors, pricing or risk appetite for energy‑related transactions over the last few years?
- Collaboration in practice: In your recent deals, how have ECA instruments interacted with commercial lenders, DFIs/MDBs and/or private insurers? Any examples where ECA involvement clearly “unlocked” a transaction?
- Classification & labelling: How (if at all) do you currently label or track energy‑related and climate‑relevant transactions (e.g. renewables, transition, energy efficiency, electrification) inside your institution?
These prompts will feed directly into the IEA presentation and the moderated tour de table, where we will compare practical approaches and peer experiences.
Join us for an insightful session as we dive into the evolving world of energy finance and practical ECA responses.
