Who will finance coal-fired power in Asia?
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Report summary
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Coal has played a key role in meeting power demand growth in Asia
- but financing rules for coal power plants are tightening
- Will investment hurdles pose a significant risk to financing coal power projects?
- Coal will remain the key power source in most Asian emerging markets longer term
- Risks undoubtedly weighted to the downside
- Conclusion
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Chart 1 Coal's share in the generation mix
- Chart 2 Incremental coal capacity build
- Chart 3 Coal power financing trend by region*
- Chart 4 % share of financing by region
- Chart 5. Per-capita power demand in key emerging markets in APAC
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