INTERVIEW: New Energy: Loans, Blended Finance, and Investor Predictability

Donor funding can help launch a pilot project. However, to scale green transformation, local communities need other financial instruments.

“What does business want? Business wants predictability,” emphasizes Olena Pavlenko, President of DiXi Group.

Following a successful pilot project, the next step could include loans, blended finance, and attracting private investors.

Yet, for long-term investments, it is crucial for businesses to understand the rules of the game and see the community’s readiness for stable, long-term cooperation.

According to Olena Pavlenko, a community’s readiness to work with business on such terms accounts for 30–40% of the success alone.

Scaling green recovery requires not only successful technological solutions, but also trust, predictability, and long-term partnership between communities and business.

The full version of the interview is available on the 100GREEN YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/VeWRCxZ5bu8?si=xTqeItLx1ksq56C-