Loans to dominate Australia's $10.3bn clean energy financing

Australia’s A$10bn ($10.3bn) Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will predominantly offer loans to support promising renewable and low-carbon energy technologies, a government-appointed review panel says.

Having considered 170 submissions, the panel – headed by Reserve Bank board member Jillian Broadbent – sees limited application for loan guarantees, which are unlikely to be the most cost-effective mechanism for the borrower.

“The government envisages the CEFC will offer debt and equity on commercial and concessional terms,” the panel says.

“In the early stages of the investing phase, it is anticipated the majority of the CEFC’s investments will be loans and not equity.”

The panel ruled out tax exemptions or raising capital by issuing bonds, which it says lie outside…

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