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1/4th of Power Plants Burning Coal and Cash, Yet More in Pipeline

Debt-laden and deadly, India’s coal-fired power sector continues to suck out large sums and pump in toxic pollutants. Is...

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Case Study: Why are the Farmers of a Power-Surplus State Like Tamil Nadu Resisiting High Tension Lines and Towers?

The Transmission System Strengthening Project is a project to expand the interstate transmission network in western and ...

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The Black Hole of Coal

India shows how hard it is to move beyond fossil fuels towards a renewable future. Hazaribagh, Jharkhand State DARKN...

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PSBs Back Coal, Whereas Private-owned Renewables

A new analysis of energy project lending in India shows that majority of government-owned banks and financial institutio...

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Indian State-run Banks Financed more Coal than Renewable Energy in 2017: Study

The report, prepared by Delhi-based Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), finds that coal received Rs 60,767 crore ...

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India Wants More Renewables, but its Banks are Pouring Billions into Coal

India Wants More Renewables, but its Banks are Pouring Billions into Coal Even as the Narendra Modi government pushes fo...

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Government Banks Continue to Fund Coal Projects in India: Report

A majority of government-owned banks and financial institutions continued to fund coal projects in India in 2017, an ana...

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Government-owned Banks in India Financed More Coal than RE in 2017

June 19, 2018 – A new analysis of energy project lending shows that majority of government owned banks and financi...

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Booklet: India 2017 Coal v/s Renewables Finance Analysis

This report identified and reviewed project finance lending to 72 energy projects, comprising coal-fired power stations ...

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पुस्तिका: इंफ़्रास्ट्रक्चर निवेश: विकास या विनाश

एशियन इंफ़्रास्ट्रक्चर इन्वेस्टमेंट बैंक और भारत का नेशनल इन्वेस्टमेंट एंड इंफ़्रास्ट्रक्चर फ़ंड के निवेश संकट की और एक ...

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November 20, 2018

Times of India

1/4th of Power Plants Burning Coal and Cash, Yet More in Pipeline

Debt-laden and deadly, India’s coal-fired power sector continues to suck out large sums and pump in toxic pollutants. Is the country heading into dark times on the pretext of seeing light? TOI analyses various reports of Central Electricity Authority, environment and power ministries Nagpur: Alread...

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May 15, 2019

Elizabeth Summers

Case Study: Why are the Farmers of a Power-Surplus State Like Tamil Nadu Resisiting High Tension Lines and Towers?

The Transmission System Strengthening Project is a project to expand the interstate transmission network in western and southern India. The project, partly funded by ADB and AIIB (as co-financer) along with the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, has serious environmental and social consequence...

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January 11, 2019

The Economist

The Black Hole of Coal

India shows how hard it is to move beyond fossil fuels towards a renewable future. Hazaribagh, Jharkhand State DARKNESS is falling as coal starts its long, lawless journey from the pit. The first signs are the cycle-pushing foot-soldiers, such as Ravi Kumar, a 26-year-old whose yellow shirt and ...

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February 24, 2026

CFA Admin

PSBs Back Coal, Whereas Private-owned Renewables

A new analysis of energy project lending in India shows that majority of government-owned banks and financial institutions continued to fund coal projects in 2017. The same analysis also reveals private financial companies are comparatively investing more in renewable energy (RE) projects compared t...

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November 20, 2018

The Economic Times

Indian State-run Banks Financed more Coal than Renewable Energy in 2017: Study

The report, prepared by Delhi-based Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA), finds that coal received Rs 60,767 crore ($9.35 billion) in lending whereas renewable energy received Rs 22,913 crore ($3.50 billion). New Delhi: A majority of state-owned banks and financial institutions in India continu...

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November 20, 2018

The Quartz

India Wants More Renewables, but its Banks are Pouring Billions into Coal

India Wants More Renewables, but its Banks are Pouring Billions into Coal Even as the Narendra Modi government pushes for renewable energy, Indian financiers are backing coal-based power projects. Around 73% of all funding in 2017 went towards coal-based plants, according to a study of 72 renewable ...

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November 20, 2018

The Economic Times

Government Banks Continue to Fund Coal Projects in India: Report

A majority of government-owned banks and financial institutions continued to fund coal projects in India in 2017, an analysis of energy project lending said on Tuesday. It also reveals that comparatively, private financial companies are investing more in renewable energy projects compared to coal. T...

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June 19, 2018

CFA Admin

Government-owned Banks in India Financed More Coal than RE in 2017

June 19, 2018 – A new analysis of energy project lending shows that majority of government owned banks and financial institutions continued to fund coal projects in 2017. The same analysis also reveals private financial companies are comparatively investing more in renewable energy (RE) projec...

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December 8, 2023

CFA Admin

Booklet: India 2017 Coal v/s Renewables Finance Analysis

This report identified and reviewed project finance lending to 72 energy projects, comprising coal-fired power stations and renewable energy generation facilities in India that reached financial close in 2017. These projects attracted total lending of ₹83,680 crores (US$12.85 billion). Read and Down...

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February 24, 2026

Kate Geary

पुस्तिका: इंफ़्रास्ट्रक्चर निवेश: विकास या विनाश

एशियन इंफ़्रास्ट्रक्चर इन्वेस्टमेंट बैंक और भारत का नेशनल इन्वेस्टमेंट एंड इंफ़्रास्ट्रक्चर फ़ंड के निवेश संकट की और एक इशारा View here ...

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1/4th of Power Plants Burning Coal and Cash, Yet More in Pipeline

Case Study: Why are the Farmers of a Power-Surplus State Like Tamil Nadu Resisiting High Tension Lines and Towers?

The Black Hole of Coal

PSBs Back Coal, Whereas Private-owned Renewables

Indian State-run Banks Financed more Coal than Renewable Energy in 2017: Study

India Wants More Renewables, but its Banks are Pouring Billions into Coal

Government Banks Continue to Fund Coal Projects in India: Report

Government-owned Banks in India Financed More Coal than RE in 2017

Booklet: India 2017 Coal v/s Renewables Finance Analysis

पुस्तिका: इंफ़्रास्ट्रक्चर निवेश: विकास या विनाश

1/4th of Power Plants Burning Coal and Cash, Yet More in Pipeline

Case Study: Why are the Farmers of a Power-Surplus State Like Tamil Nadu Resisiting High Tension Lines and Towers?

The Black Hole of Coal

PSBs Back Coal, Whereas Private-owned Renewables

Indian State-run Banks Financed more Coal than Renewable Energy in 2017: Study

India Wants More Renewables, but its Banks are Pouring Billions into Coal

Government Banks Continue to Fund Coal Projects in India: Report

Government-owned Banks in India Financed More Coal than RE in 2017

Booklet: India 2017 Coal v/s Renewables Finance Analysis

पुस्तिका: इंफ़्रास्ट्रक्चर निवेश: विकास या विनाश

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