SARPF organised a roundtable during the budget session on  24  March 2025.  The discussion by  SARPF network parliamentarians focused on the progress and emerging challenges of India’s clean energy transition journey, particularly in the context of growing investment needs.

The meeting was organized in collaboration with the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and touched upon climate finance, COP30 negotiations, and the Union Budget 2025-26. Some of the key points discussed were – Policy levers needed to drive capital into low carbon assets and economic activities; Barriers to climate finance in India, including policy, technology, and market-based challenges; Financing solutions such as credit guarantees, interest rate subventions and InVIT to increase capital flow for green transition; Financial mechanisms for small-scale RE developers to ensure broader participation in India’s clean energy growth.