Scaling Climate Infrastructure Investments in Asia: Market Insights and Practitioner Perspectives
Singapore, April 2026 —In Asia, successful climate projects increasingly depend on both capital availability and strong governance, management, and risk practices. The 2026 Regional Peer-Learning Workshop, organized under responsAbility’s climate investment strategy for Asia, brought together portfolio companies, along with select pipeline companies working in distributed energy, wastewater treatment and e-mobility solutions, to discuss what enables scalable, resilient, and bankable solutions. Key themes included business development opportunities, operational and growth pathways—particularly across markets—and how climate risks are shaping risk-adjusted returns.
Why it matters
In Asia, the success of climate projects is increasingly shaped by the interplay between capital availability, governance quality, and robust management and risk practices. “By bringing together market and stakeholder perspectives with real‑world experiences of portfolio companies, the Regional Workshop anchored discussions and partnerships in what truly unlocks scalable, resilient—and ultimately bankable—solutions.” Stefan Issler, Head of Climate Infrastructure Investments, responsAbility
Practitioner and expert exchange
Discussions throughout the workshop drew directly from the day-to-day experiences of portfolio companies operating across sectors. “The peer learning offered a great opportunity to exchange ideas with subject matter experts and peers on strategic and technical aspects to finance, scale, and innovate across different geographies. The discussions highlighted challenges around institutionalisation - regulatory navigation, local talent quality, capital deployment discipline, and execution control in all our sectors - solar C&I, wastewater, waste-to-energy, battery, and e mobility.”Tejas Jasani, Chief Financial Officer, CleanEdge Resources.
Practical solutions enabled by capital and advisory
The event created an open space for candid dialogue and combining interactive sessions with panel discussions and group work. Two risk‑related sessions—Governance and Climate Risk Assessments—highlighted where portfolio companies can access support beyond capital through the Technical Assistance Facility. Skye Renewables, a solar C&I portfolio company, is already preparing to build on this support: “The approach was straightforward: we plan to take full advantage of the opportunity to understand how climate‑related risk considerations can be further integrated into our investment decisions and enhance our resilience through the beyond-capital support offered.” Ross Coull, Founder and CEO of Skye Renewables.
Leveraging the wider network
responsAbility continues to strengthen its climate finance stakeholder platform to foster industry-wide knowledge‑sharing. The event was organised in Singapore in collaboration with the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS), with a shared ambition to deepen partnerships that accelerate climate solutions across Asia. “Singapore continues to advance its sustainability journey through innovation, regional collaboration, and clean energy development, and we were pleased to strengthen our collaboration with responsAbility. It was a pleasure to support the programme and to witness such engaging discussions among portfolio companies, potential investees, and sector experts.” Kavita Gandhi, Executive Director of Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore.
responsAbility extends its sincere appreciation to all partners, experts, and collaborators for their generous contributions and proactive participation. Building on this engagement, responsAbility will continue to deepen its partnerships in Asia through its climate investment strategy and Technical Assistance Facility, with more action-oriented deep dives that address portfolio-specific challenges by sub‑region and country.