The intention of this report is to enable the finance sector to...

The intention of this report is to enable the finance sector to understand more fully the opportunities which exist and to provide the context for developing appropriate financial products and structures to enable the energy industry to deliver these opportunities.

With greater amounts of capital available for these transformational projects, and through close working with key stakeholders in the policymaking arena, the banking sector can become one of the driving forces, accelerating the transition to a much needed new
world of energy.

What at first appear to be challenges as the region makes the transition to a new energy future can become
the source of the opportunity, when it is recognised that the situation will demand innovative responses
in technology, industry and infrastructure – all of which need to be financed. The intention of this
report is therefore to lay out a vision for the opportunity that exists for the financial community by not only
supporting these areas of growth but by also innovating itself.

US$48 trillion of investment in energy infrastructure is needed in the next 20 years the bulk of it in non-OECD countries.