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Unlocking the power of finance to accelerate Asia's transition to 100% renewable energy

We provide capital market-driven solutions to retire a target of 1 GW of fossil fuel-fired plants and replace them with renewables
each year in South and Southeast Asia.

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WHAT WE DO

Climate Smart Ventures is a transition and transaction advisory firm with a track record for bringing together the region’s leading power asset owners, debt and equity providers, ESG investors and experts in accelerating South and Southeast Asia’s energy transition in a just, orderly, and competitive manner. To date, CSV has supported multilateral development banks, investors and corporates on developing robust and value creating transition strategies with the goal of delivering a just and managed energy transition suited to power hungry emerging market contexts.

Transition Advisory

Robust technical and strategic advice to integrate transition as a value-creating platform for growth

Transition Finance Readiness | ESG Advisory and Transformation

Transaction Advisory

Best-in-class financial advice and deal execution focused on transition goals and strategies

Transaction Execution | Buy-Side & Sell-Side M&A and Valuation | Fundraising & Financial Advisory

WHO WE ARE

With a combined experience of 40+ years at the intersection of energy and finance, Climate Smart Ventures brings together a sophisticated team of experts with strategic, operational and technical knowledge, on effectively delivering successful transactions, deal platforms, and know-how to advance Asia's energy transition

OUR INSIGHTS

A private coal retirement pilot in the Philippines just reached financial close: What this means for “transition finance” in emerging markets

August 29, 2022

Back in May, CSV released an article outlining the case for coal retirement pilots at the asset level. We argued that pilots offer a practical way of generating live, real-world experience for how such transactions can actually be designed and executed to fit emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). We shared three principles that would be essential to get “coal retirement going”: […]

Climate Smart Ventures kicks off landmark storage study to leapfrog Philippine power sector

June 14, 2022

Climate Smart Ventures (CSV), a transaction advisory firm specializing in catalyzing capital for Asia’s energy transition, has commenced a comprehensive study to uncover technical, commercial and regulatory pathways for the mainstream adoption of storage and its accelerated deployment in the Philippines. […]

The Case for Coal Retirement Pilots: Insights from Asset Owners and Investors

May 2, 2022

Since COP26, interest in coal retirement has grown tremendously with various reports, feasibility studies, and commentary now under circulation. The latest IPCC report makes it clear that this decade is the “now or never” timeline to establish a resilient future that safeguards the 1.5 Centigrade temperature threshold set by the Paris Agreement. […]

Climate Smart Ventures to co-lead global initiative to spur the transition from coal to renewables

November 11, 2021

On 4 November 2021, the European Climate Foundation (ECF), Climate Smart Ventures (CSV), Carbon Trust, RMI and International Network of Energy Transition Think Tanks (INETT), with the support of the IKEA Foundation and the Growald Climate Foundation launched a new global initiative called the Coal Asset Transition Accelerator (CATA) at the 26th United Nations Climate Conference (COP26). […]

How to ensure a Just Transition Makes and Not Breaks the Journey to Net-Zero

November 4, 2021

Are we a decade away from a 100% renewable Asia?

October 29, 2021

Technological advances and lower capital costs have made renewable energy a mainstream energy market in Southeast Asia. The boom in green investment in Asia is unmistakable, and the continent has set its sights on dominating the global renewable energy stage in terms of new capacity additions, technology development, and energy demand. […]