India hydropower provider NHPC secures $130m loan from Japan banks

Financing led by state-backed JBIC to fund solar push amid renewables demand

20240328N JBIC India agreement

NHPC and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation signed the financing agreement on March 28. (NHPC)

RYOSUKE HANADA, Nikkei staff writer

MUMBAI -- The Japan Bank for International Cooperation and other lenders agreed Thursday to provide up to 20 billion yen ($130 million) in financing to Indian state-owned hydropower company NHPC as it broadens its renewable energy portfolio.

The syndicated loan is being co-financed by MUFG Bank and Bank of Yokohama. State-backed JBIC will contribute 12 billion yen of the total.

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