NRFC Net Zero Fund
Funds Australian industrial facilities and manufacturers with concessional finance for net-zero transitions and low-emissions technology growth.
The NRFC Net Zero Fund is a AUD 5 billion sub-fund of the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC), representing the largest of NRFC's three designated sub-funds. It provides concessional finance — debt at below-market rates — to two distinct applicant categories: large industrial facilities transitioning existing operations to net-zero carbon output, and manufacturers of low-emissions tech…
Concessional finance from a AUD 5B sub-fund for Australian industrial facilities transitioning to net-zero operations and manufacturers of low-emissions technologies.
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