ADIPEC 2025 Urges Global Financiers To Accelerate Investment In Energy Infrastructure

The third day of ADIPEC 2025 ended with a strong appeal to global financiers, policymakers, and energy leaders to speed up investments in energy and infrastructure. The event highlighted the pressing need for scalable capital deployment to meet increasing energy demands. With over US$3.3 trillion projected for global energy investment this year, ADIPEC underscored its role in fostering strategic partnerships and financial innovation across the energy value chain.

Energy security and affordability are key factors shaping investment decisions. Emerging economies face challenges like high borrowing costs, investment risks, limited creditworthy off-takers, and regulatory uncertainty. ADIPEC 2025’s Finance & Investment programme has been showcasing how redirected capital flows, evolving portfolios, and inclusive frameworks are strengthening resilience, competitiveness, and long-term decarbonisation.

During a session titled ‘Commanding the next decade: how leaders are positioning for global volatility and opportunity’, experts discussed long-term financial planning in a dynamic energy landscape. They recommended making decisions based on fundamentals rather than reacting to policy changes. Maarten Wetselaar, CEO of Moeve, stated, "You always have to invest based on fundamentals rather than on the latest policy change."

While the global energy industry aims to bring more energy streams online, experts advised maintaining focus on decarbonising existing systems for long-term sustainability. Reducing carbon and methane emissions is crucial, requiring greater investment in technology innovation. In a session titled ‘Methane emissions reduction: a decarbonisation priority’, Zubin Bamji from The World Bank Group highlighted the critical role of financing in addressing methane emissions reduction.

Khalid Bin Hadi from Siemens Energy emphasised that advancing decarbonisation depends on investment in innovation. He said, "For me, innovation is about solving problems. We need to apply innovation, we need to scale innovations." This requires investments, industry partnerships, and true collaboration. Emerging market economies are keen on connecting capital to resource extraction projects through cross-sector and cross-border collaboration.

Bayo Bashir Ojulari of NNPC discussed Nigeria’s booming energy sector during a session focused on strengthening Nigeria's position in global markets. He noted that production necessitates investment and emphasised collaboration starting with effective existing partnerships while exploring new opportunities.

The Role of Policy in Unlocking Investments

The importance of sound policy in attracting finance was reiterated by speakers at ADIPEC 2025. Charlotte Wolff-Bye from PETRONAS summarised this by saying that clear regulation helps business operations across multiple countries. She stated that investment will flow when there is clarity in regulation but noted that lack of enforcement can hinder progress.

ADIPEC 2025 continues with sessions addressing hydrogen, LNG, digitalisation, and future energy systems. These discussions aim to further explore innovative solutions for transforming global energy systems efficiently.

With inputs from WAM