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<strong>Low</strong> <strong>Carbon</strong> <strong>Finance</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>Nadu</strong>: <strong>Investments</strong>, <strong>Gaps</strong>, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Barriers</strong><br />
Acknowledgements<br />
We are indebted to <strong>the</strong> government <strong>of</strong>ficials <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>Nadu</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> experts <strong>for</strong> speaking with us at length <strong>and</strong><br />
sharing <strong>the</strong>ir experiences <strong>and</strong> invaluable insights. The support <strong>and</strong> cooperation extended by <strong>the</strong> different departments <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Government <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>Nadu</strong>, contacted <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> fulfillment <strong>of</strong> our data requirements during <strong>the</strong> course <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> study, is<br />
gratefully acknowledged.<br />
We sincerely thank Ms. Santha Sheela Nair IAS (Retired), Vice Chairperson, <strong>State</strong> Planning Commission, Government<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Tamil</strong> <strong>Nadu</strong> <strong>for</strong> hosting two round table discussions with <strong>the</strong> government <strong>of</strong>ficials <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>State</strong> in order to share <strong>and</strong><br />
review <strong>the</strong> results <strong>and</strong> findings from <strong>the</strong> study. We express our gratitude to Kunal Sharma, Senior Program Manager,<br />
<strong>Shakti</strong> Sustainable Energy <strong>Foundation</strong> <strong>and</strong> Sriya Mohanti, Program Associate, <strong>Shakti</strong> Sustainable Energy <strong>Foundation</strong> <strong>for</strong><br />
reviewing different draft versions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> report <strong>and</strong> providing <strong>the</strong>ir valuable feedback.<br />
We convey our appreciation <strong>of</strong> Mr. V. Subramanian, Senior Advisor, IFMR <strong>for</strong> helping us with <strong>the</strong> overall planning <strong>and</strong><br />
execution <strong>of</strong> an outreach <strong>and</strong> dissemination strategy <strong>for</strong> this project. We sincerely thank <strong>Shakti</strong> Sustainable Energy<br />
<strong>Foundation</strong> <strong>for</strong> supporting this work.<br />
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