KfW Capital Markets Conference on Energy and Infrastructure in cooperation with Deutsche Bank:

• Strong interest from German and international investors in energy and infrastructure projects
• Exchange of 50 institutional investors with the financial sector, energy companies and politics - about 20 percent more than the previous year
• A total of 200 participants and approximately 60 bilateral discussions
• Under the patronage of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

There was strong interest in the second KfW Capital Markets Conference on Energy and Infrastructure in cooperation with Deutsche Bank: Around 200 participants, including 50 German and international institutional investors, discussed current investment opportunities in the energy sector and infrastructure in Germany with the finance and energy industries as well as politics in Frankfurt am Main - about 20 percent more than last year. The globally invested capital of the participants amounts to more than ten trillion euros – which proves the significant interest in Germany as a location.

The aim of the KfW Capital Markets Conference on Energy and Infrastructure, under the patronage of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, was to deepen the exchange among stakeholders. Concrete projects are to result from these personal meetings. The approximately 60 bilateral discussions organised by KfW on the sidelines of the conference also served this purpose.

The second capital markets conference was intended to send a signal of continuity to investors. For the opportunities of the 'Investment Case Germany,' according to KfW and Deutsche Bank, a strong capital market is necessary. This will play an even more important role in financing the energy market and infrastructure in the future.

Investors from Germany and the EU, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Canada, Singapore and the USA were present. Since the first event in the summer of the previous year, there have been significant investments in German energy infrastructure - from Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore and the USA, for example.

Christian Sewing, Deutsche Bank CEO:

“Private capital is key to modernising our energy supply and our infrastructure as a whole, and to unleashing the potential of our economy. We see great interest from international investors in Germany as a business location. It is now important to create the right competitive conditions – and this includes strengthening our capital markets at both the national and European levels. At Deutsche Bank, we want to use our expertise and global network to help connect our home market with international financial markets, thereby enabling more investment and growth. In our view, this is what our country needs to achieve sustainably higher growth rates again.”

Stefan Wintels, KfW CEO:

“This conference provides important impulses for affordable, secure and clean energy supply in Germany. Significant investments will be required in the coming years for the expansion and modernisation of our infrastructure. Public capital alone will not suffice; we must mobilise significantly more private capital. Germany must increasingly focus on the economic efficiency of energy supply alongside achieving climate targets to maintain the competitiveness of the industrial location. Critical are the costs of the overall system encompassing generation, transport and storage to reliably provide the required energy quantities. Only an energy policy that is pragmatic, technology-open and market-oriented combines climate neutrality with economic competitiveness. For this, clear and reliable framework conditions as well as a realistic view of the financing needs are required.”

Statement by Stefan Wintels at the CMCET press conference on 3 December 2025(PDF, 88 KB, non-accessible)