Sustainable Finance for Green Ambitions

- Financial mechanisms to drive green energy surge in Romania-

- RWEA, RPIA Workshop –

Date: 26 April
Location: BCR HQ (50-70 attendees) + Live Broadcasting

Objectives:
The workshop will examine the economic opportunity and financial mechanisms for accelerating the
green energy surge in Romania, assessing the present framework for green financing and ways to
help speed up the road towards decarbonization.
AGENDA

09.30 – 10.00 Welcome Coffee/ Registration Topics

10.00 – 10.30 Welcome words and authorities’

intervention.

− Adrian Borotea - Vice-President,

− Current Context
RWEA
− Green finance's role in
Intro Session − Andrei Manea – Director
renewable energy
Executive, RPIA
production.
− Ionut Micu, Director General of the
− Authorities’ support and
State Aid and EU Funds, Ministry
alignment on legislative
of Energy
matters
− Ministry of Investments and
European Projects TBC

10.30 – 12.00 Sustainable investments in renewable

energy and how to access green capital
− Non-reimbursable funds
− Representative – European in energy (national,
Panel 1
Commission's Representation in European, run directly
Moderator:
Romania from Brussels):
Sebastian − Luminița Tatarici, Head of Service, Modernization Fund.,
Staicu Financial Stability Directorate, PODD, PNRR/REPowerEU,
National Bank of Romania CEF (with possible intra-
− Serban Ghinescu, Executive community cooperation);
Director, Finance, Guarantees and
 Insurance - State Funds Division, − Applicable regulations
EximBank and the types of state aid
− Lara Tassan Zanin, Head of the EIB schemes suitable for
Group Representation in Romania, supporting investments in
EIB (European Investment the energy sector;
Bank) − Barriers/difficulties in the
− Ovidiu Rata, Managing Partner development of
Relians Corp investments
− Adrian Borotea, Vice-President
RWEA
− Representative – Competition
Council
− Loredana Vlasceanu, Partner at
Vlasceanu & Partners
Q&A

12.00 – 12.30 Coffee break

12.30 – 14.00 Financial Instruments

Panel 2 − Mihaela Mihailescu, Deputy Head − Financial instruments
Romania, BERD (European Bank (guarantee/counter-
Moderator:
for Reconstruction and guarantee schemes,
Development) subsidized interest);
− Andrei Manea, Director Executive, − CfDs;
Paul RPIA
Serbanescu − Types of state aid
− Mihai Draghici, Director, Business schemes,
Consulting, Energy South Cluster recommendations for the
Leader CESA, EY Romania cumulation of aid
− Mihaela Nyerges. Managing (development of schemes
Partner at Nyerges & Partners provided with cumulation
− Sebastian Staicu, Project Finance rules), news in the field of
Manager, BCR aid, optimization of the
− Sanda Abrudan, Head of Energy & stages of launching and
Resources, UniCredit Bank running the programs;
Q&A − Sustainable finance, as a
way to monitor social and
environmental impacts,
assessing the new
sustainability reporting
criteria used by banks

14.00-15.00 Lunch in foyer