This high-level session brings together ministers and leaders from Africa and the Middle East, alongside DFIs and ECAs, to drive transformative change across both regions. We emphasise the integration of local partners, considering key priorities from project pipelines to critical infrastructure. The panel is tasked with building practical, replicable solutions to enhance project bankability and advance sustainable infrastructure development across Africa and the Middle East.

In this session, we focus on the Nordic offshore wind sector, evaluating trends around non-recourse financing and considering the impact of global supply chains, interest rates and commodity prices on project economics:

• How do equity investors and lenders see the sector?
• Evaluating trends around non-recourse financing
• Examining the impact global supply chains, interest rates and commodity prices have on project economics
• What impact do increasing project lifecycles have on long-term lending?
• Floating vs fixed: examining advantages, challenges, and potential
• What’s next? Identifying the key new growth markets for offshore wind development