Posted on September 28, 2026
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank‘s private investment arm, has agreed to lend $70 million (Rs 670 crore) to state-run Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), India’s busiest container gateway, to fund the installation of shore power supply (SPS) infrastructure across its terminals in what is being called as the first ‘blue financing’ in India’s maritime sector.