SBI drafted in-principle agreement with Adani in 2014 for $1bn facility & brought in several banks for funding as part of consortium. The plan has had several iterations since then.
Adani will lose around $220 million a year if the Carmichael coal project goes through. Which raises the question, why is everyone adamant that it goes ahead?
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Reasons could be:
1. DUE DELEGENCE and proper evaluation of the risks considering the local resistance from climate activists.
2. WAITING FOR THE RIGHT KICK BACK
3. NO CALL FROM PMO.
In-principle sanction has no significance. Such sanctions are issued regularly to many applicants. For Housing Loan applicants such in-principle sanction are issued online. But final sanction is made after verifying all the details. SBI is right being cautious while giving final sanction to the proposed loan of USD 1 billion. Considering all the adverse features mentioned in the article, SBI should have courage to reject the application outright.
Reasons could be:
1. DUE DELEGENCE and proper evaluation of the risks considering the local resistance from climate activists.
2. WAITING FOR THE RIGHT KICK BACK
3. NO CALL FROM PMO.
In-principle sanction has no significance. Such sanctions are issued regularly to many applicants. For Housing Loan applicants such in-principle sanction are issued online. But final sanction is made after verifying all the details. SBI is right being cautious while giving final sanction to the proposed loan of USD 1 billion. Considering all the adverse features mentioned in the article, SBI should have courage to reject the application outright.