Green Resilience Facility aims to enable sustainable finance flow to rebuild a greener, technologically advanced, and resilient Ukraine in alignment with the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The primary goal of GRF4UA is to reduce CO2 emissions, generating enduring and sustainable returns for investors. We remain committed to investing in green generation and sustainable projects during and after the war.
The GRF4UA team has profound expertise in the Ukrainian energy market, with more than 1 GWt projects (in both own investments and client projects). In a nutshell, we are developing a chain of projects from business ideas up to the ready-to-build stage, working on further financing, de-risking, and construction.
a green and technologically advanced Ukraine
green, diversified and decentralised energy generation in EU and Ukraine
between sustainable projects in Ukraine and international partners
GESI principles in portfolio companies
Our Management Team and the Board boast an extensive network of partners and decades of experience in both European and Ukrainian markets.
Nataliya Katser-Buchkovska brings a robust legal economic background, boasting 17 years of expertise in energy, green investment, and business development. As a Co-founder of the Green Resilience Facility, Nataliya aims to propel impact investments, bridging Ukrainian sustainable projects with global green financial institutions.
Serving as a Member of Parliament in Ukraine from 2014 to 2019, she chaired the Subcommittee on Sustainable Development, Strategy, and Investment. She co-authored pivotal economic and energy laws, shaping markets for natural gas and electricity. She has also managed a group of companies with the capitalization of $500 million, leading corporate finance and governance.
As a graduate of UCL and Harvard Kennedy School, and as an Atlantic Council Millennium Fellow, Nataliya is a distinguished speaker at global events including WEF, CERAWeek, BloomberNEF, and Global Energy Summit, and a published author in Financial Times and Atlantic Council. Her insights are quoted by BBC and Bloomberg.
Dr. Ana Armstrong is an award-winning fund manager specialising in Global Macro, multi-aset, targeted returns funds, manager selection, portfolio construction, risk management, and applications of machine learning and econometrics for improving traditional investment strategies.
She previously led a discretionary mandate of €40 billion at UBS and launched and managed a $2 billion multi-asset group at the Bank of New York. She has also served as a Non-Executive Board Director of the largest investment manager in Asian equities for ten years, being responsible for corporate governance and due diligence on companies across Asia.
Jurii Podoliak is the Founder and Director of IKNET, a prominent engineering company known for its innovative approaches in the energy sector. Under his leadership, IKNET has successfully implemented over 540 traditional and alternative energy projects, excelling the maintenance of metering systems, forecasting power generation from solar and wind power plants and optimizing electricity costs for enterprises.
With a strong background in energy engineering and business management, Jurii has skilfully led the company through complex projects involving the licensing, certification and obtaining of tariffs, as well as the energy audit of existing and prospective facilities. His expertise in strategic planning and operations has catalyzed IKNET's growth and solidified its position as a leader in the industry. Jurii’s vision for a sustainable and cost-effective energy future continues to drive the company's projects and initiatives, making a substantial impact on the industry's evolution.
Alicia Eastman is a President & Co-founder of InterContinental Energy, who boasts 25 years of experience in international debt/equity investment, project finance, capital management, corporate and market strategy, business development, as well as operations in infrastructure, renewable energy, biotech, specialty chemicals, and technology. Her projects are focused on the EMEA region, North and South Asia, India, and Australia. The company's approximate development portfolio accounts 110GW of electrolysis cross Western Australia and the GCC.
Before co-founding InterContinental Energy in 2014, Alicia was a founding partner of Asia Pacific Capital Fund II and the Mongolia Opportunities Fund. She has previously headed International Strategy and Acquisitions at Elan Pharmaceuticals, and served as a Vice President of Prudential Asia Infrastructure Mezzanine Capital Fund. Alicia was also a Founding Principal at NetFuel Ventures (acquired by the University of Chicago), and has held international strategy and investment positions at Gemini Consulting, Lend Lease, and AirTouch International (Vodafone).
Alicia is a distinguished speaker at green hydrogen, sustainability, shipping, and ammonia conferences and webinars, as well as a frequent contributor to industry outlets including Financial Times, Bloomberg, UNIDO, UN, COP, WTO, Reuters, Sustainable Energy Council, Climate Council, DeCarb Connect, the Economist, WEF, Argus, IRENA, Maersk Mc-Kinney Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, Getting to Zero Coalition, Global Maritime Forum, S&P Global Platts, and World Hydrogen Congress.
Alicia holds a B.Sc. degree in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an M.A. degree in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
Susumu Tsubaki has established AAIC Investment, a fund management arm of AAIC. He has served as the Director/CEO since its establishment. In 2017, AAIC launched its first Africa Healthcare Fund (AHF1), which raised $47 million. In 2022, AAIC introduced its second fund, the AHF2 with the aim to raise $200 million.
Peter Francis Gray has built an extensive career in finance, serving as the Chairman of Berkeley Capital Ltd since 2007. Before joining the family office, Peter has served as a CEO of Touche Remnant & Co (now Henderson Investors), where he led a significant re-focusing of the fund management group from 1983 to 1987. His earlier roles include Head of Investment Division at Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, as well as Fund Manager at Samuel Montagu & Co (now HSBC).
Having also held board positions in over 20 financial institutions, Peter has been an integral part of investment trust companies and insurance vehicles across global markets, significantly contributing to their growth and development. He now shares his expertise through his involvement with the International Business & Diplomatic Exchange (IBDE), the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) and a variety of other prestigious institutions.
Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he earned an M.A. Honors in History, Peter is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University. His career reflects a profound commitment to excellence in the financial sector, particularly in investment management and strategic financial advisory.
Rika Biotech is developing a pipeline of large-volume manure and agri-waste biogas projects across the UK and Europe. Rika has identified vital target markets where conditions enable the development of large-scale biomethane projects that produce attractive returns.
MDY is a legal advisory and governance service company focusing on government and third-sector expertise in the UK and developing countries. The firm specializes in structuring, public procurement, and financing development initiatives, including CSR policies.
The “Bioenergy Association of Ukraine” (UABio) civic union was established in 2013 as a nonprofit that unites 42 leading companies, 11 individuals and 18 bioenergy experts around sustainable biomethane development in Ukraine.
The company "Interproekt GMBH" is one of the largest engineering companies in Ukraine. More than 150 specialists work in the team, 60 of whom are highly qualified engineers.
Scientific Engineering Centre “Biomass” Ltd. is a consulting and engineering company with 25 years of experience and 150 realized projects in Ukraine and the EU.
The Company specializes in managing energy and industrial projects, including design, construction, energy audits, technical support, and commissioning of energy facilities.
Pro-Energy has successful references for 27 projects, and 10 of them are projects financed by IFIs such as EBRD, World Bank, NEFCO, SECO, etc. The project portfolio includes solar power capacities; 3,2 Mwe – biogas plant; 2,5 mcm – biomethane plant; 30 mcm – biomethane plants (under construction).
