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Coal Financing

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Renewables, not coal, the energy of choice for investors in India for second year in a row: Report

Solar power was the dominant renewable energy, accounting for six out of 11 deals, or 40% of financing, says the report. While India did not sign the pledge to triple renewable energy globally by...

Read more December 11, 2023 at 5:39 pm Carbon Copy

Lenders choose renewables over coal for second year in a row

In year 2022, solar, wind and hybrid project finance lending amounted to INR 18,577 crore ($2.36 billion). On the other hand, like in 2021, not a single coal power plant received such funding. Not...

Read more December 11, 2023 at 5:31 pm Uma Gupta

India’s green shift: No coal finance in 2022 as renewables grab 100% project loans

The report, jointly conducted by the Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) and Climate Trends, assessed project finance loans across various renewable energy projects. In a notable shift in India‘s energy financing landscape, no coal...

Read more December 11, 2023 at 5:07 pm Saurav Anand

World Bank’s private sector arm to stop supporting new coal

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank, is to stop supporting new coal projects, a move described by campaigners as welcome but long overdue.

Read more April 6, 2023 at 3:53 pm Isabella Kaminski

IFC to stop funding new coal-powered electricity projects

The IFC has reportedly lent close to $5 billion to almost 88 financial institutions in India

Read more April 6, 2023 at 3:22 pm JACOB KOSHY

Are we parting ways with coal or digging in deeper?

The expenditure budgeted for the year 2023-24 is 192 crores which is 50% less than the budget of the previous years. At the face of it, it would seem that India is phasing out...

Read more March 9, 2023 at 3:21 pm Dhwani Shah

India’s Biggest Ever Coal Mine Auction will Aggravate Climate Crisis; Is Against India’s Climate Pledges

The central government opening the biggest new coal mine auction, announced in November 2022, is a mockery of the Prime Minister’s own climate announcements at climate change summits, and an invitation to worsening the...

Read more January 17, 2023 at 4:13 pm CFA

National Financial Institutions lent 7.12 lakh crores to TPPs between 2005-2022: Study

The report finds 65% accrues to NBFCs, 31% came from public sector banks, and 4% from private banks

Read more December 15, 2022 at 4:29 pm CFA

The Coal Trail

India’s installed capacity for power generation has also seen a tremendous rise, standing at 405.77 GW. What is also readily observable is the dominant share of coal in the installed capacity equalling 204 GW,...

Read more December 13, 2022 at 10:36 am Kenneth Gomes

Coal crisis is back! What is the real story behind the repeating crisis?

India is heading to another spell of power shortage and the union government is pushing the states to import coal.

Read more June 12, 2022 at 10:34 pm CFA

Fishing Community That Took on World Bank Group Immunity Continues Quest for Justice

Landmark corporate accountability case resulted in critical reforms for the World Bank’s lending arm. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition from a fishing community in India whose livelihoods have been destroyed by...

Read more May 17, 2022 at 4:51 pm CFA

Case Against IFC at US Supreme Court: Disappointed with the outcome; Quest for Justice Continues

Landmark corporate accountability case resulted in critical reforms for the World Bank’s lending arm. April 26, 2022 New Delhi:  Last evening India time, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition from a fishing community...

Read more April 26, 2022 at 12:38 pm CFA

Indian lenders reduce funding for coal projects, clean energy gets more loans for 3rd straight year

Clean energy projects got 74% of the total funds from financial institutions last year, or ₹24380 crore, according to a report by Climate Trends and Centre for Financial Accountability. Indian lenders channeled more funds to...

Read more December 24, 2021 at 12:44 pm CFA

PFC, subsidiary REC sole institutions provided finances to coal projects: Report

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS): An analysis on Tuesday identified Power Finance Corporation (PFC), and its subsidiary Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), as the sole state-owned financial institutions that provided project financing to coal power...

Read more December 24, 2021 at 12:16 pm CFA

Coal Vs. Renewable | Financial Analysis, 2021

At COP26, India announced its objectives to reach net zero by 2070. In addition, the country aims to install 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030, 450 GW of which would come from renewable...

Read more December 14, 2021 at 2:43 pm CFA and Climate Trends
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