Financing India’s renewable energy vision
India’s target of achieving 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022 might appear ambitious, but it is crucial as it will have a positive impact on the country’s economic growth, energy security and...
Briefing Paper: AP Govt Undermining Climate and Air Pollution Goals
New analysis by Center for Financial Accountability shows that the Andhra Pradesh government appears to be singling out renewable energy projects in the guise of lowering electricity purchase costs, while ignoring higher cost coal...
India Needs Up To $700Bn Investment In Renewable Energy
India’s government has ambitious plans to achieve 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by March 2022, although it was standing only at over 81 GW by the end of July 2019. It is even...
Renewable Energy Sources Defeating Coal, Says Report
Lenders prefer renewable energy over coal, especially in 2018: Centre for Financial Accountability Report Coal Vs Renewable Is coal losing its charm? Yes, if the recently released report Coal Vs Renewable is to be believed. Lenders...
Coal Power Unsustainable, Sharp Decline in Lending by Financial Institutions, Says CFA Report
The Centre for Financial Accountability has found that only five coal power projects with a total capacity of 3800 MW received financing of ₹6,081 crore in 2018. New Delhi: Amid economic slowdown, a latest...
Clean energy projects get four times more finance than the coal-fired ones in 2018: Report
NEW DELHI: India may be the fastest-growing energy market in the world, but its lending to coal power projects had seen a massive dip last year as compared to 2017. The renewables (solar and...
Massive Decline in India in Coal Power Project Lending: Report
A financial assessment on Friday revealed a massive 90 per cent decline in coal power investment in India in 2018 compared to the previous year. Chennai: The report looks at coal and renewable energy project...
Coal Tanks India’s Energy Financing, Renewables Hold Ground
A new assessment- the Coal vs Renewables 2018 report, confirms that India’s energy sector is currently going through a rapid transition towards renewables. The report, an annual analysis of energy investment trend in India prepared...
A Burning Question for Coal’s Brightest Star
If India is such a bright hope for global coal demand, why can’t investors see it? The country will experience the largest increase in coal burning through 2023, according to the International Energy Agency, with...
Massive Decline in Lending to Coal Power Projects in 2018: Report
For Immediate Release Massive Decline in Lending to Coal Power Projects in 2018: Report CHENNAI, 16 August 2019: The Coal vs Renewables 2018 – an annual energy investment trend report – reveals a significant drop in...
Massive Decline in India in Coal Power Project Lending
The report by the Delhi based financial institute Centre for Financial Accountability analysed project finance lending to 54 energy projects that reached financial close in 2018. By IANS NEW DELHI: A financial assessment on Friday...
Renewable Energy Projects Captured 80% of all Energy Financing in India in 2018
In 2018, a total of 49 renewable energy projects with a combined capacity of 4.7 Gw obtained loans of Rs 24,442 crore New Delhi: Lending to coal-fired power plants in India slumped 90 per...