The Future of Energy: Scaling Green Energy & Funding Mechanisms

Hosted in partnership with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), today hosted a high-level roundtable on “The Future of Energy: Scaling Green Nuclear, Renewables & Funding Mechanisms”, marking the latest event in SFME’s 2025 Decarbonisation Roundtable Series.

The event, taking place at Al Baraka Islamic Bank, Bahrain Bay, brought together energy sector and business leaders, government stakeholders, policymakers, and sustainable finance experts to explore Bahrain’s and the wider region’s evolving energy mix and the strategies required to scale both renewable and new energy technologies. Discussions also focused on innovative funding frameworks and mechanisms critical to enabling the transition.

The roundtable opened with a short presentation delivered by BCG on current trends shaping the energy transition including opportunities and challenges. This was followed by a panel session moderated by BCG and featuring: Shaima AlJanahi, Director of Radiation Protection at the Supreme Council for Environment (SCE); Amin Sultan, Chief Power Officer at Aluminium Bahrain (Alba); Chirag Shah, Executive Director of Sustainable Finance, AME at Standard Chartered Bank; Salman AlNakkal, Acting Chief of Strategic Electricity Planning & Alternative Energy at the Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) of the Kingdom of Bahrain; and Dr. Abdulaziz Almathami, Nuclear Energy Researcher, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The discussion explored the integration of renewable and nuclear energy solutions into Bahrain’s and the region’s energy mix, the opportunities and challenges in scaling these technologies, the role of public readiness and regulatory frameworks, and the investment structures needed to support diversified and resilient energy futures.