Announcements

Call for papers: Finance for the Clean Energy Transition

Date: 16th November 2026

Organisers: XKDR Forum
Venue: XKDR Forum, Mumbai, India

Mode: Hybrid

Overview

XKDR Forum invites submissions for its upcoming conference, Finance for the Clean Energy Transition. The conference brings together scholars and practitioners across economics, finance, corporate strategy, law, public administration, and political economy to examine how financial markets, capital flows, and regulatory institutions shape the financing of the clean energy transition and, ultimately, long-run economic growth in emerging markets, with a primary focus on India.

Submissions are invited that advance theoretical, empirical, legal, or policy-oriented research. Interdisciplinary approaches, comparative perspectives, and practitioner-oriented research are particularly welcome.

Themes and Topics

The conference will focus on, but is not limited to, the following themes:

• Cost of Capital and Clean Energy Investment: How the cost and availability of capital affect clean energy deployment; the role of domestic savings and foreign capital; financing constraints for capital-intensive technologies; and the implications of financing costs for competitiveness and green economic growth.
• Foreign Capital and Cross-Border Finance: How foreign debt, equity, and global institutional capital can reduce the cost of capital and improve project viability; restrictions on external commercial borrowing and foreign investment; currency risk; and the cost of long-horizon hedging.
• Project Finance, Risk Allocation and Political Economy: How project finance, contracts, and business models allocate construction, demand, currency, and regulatory risks; the role of power purchase agreements, contract enforcement, utility creditworthiness, subsidies, and guarantees in project bankability; and the political economy of who bears costs, captures benefits, and shapes financial and regulatory reforms.
• International Comparative Evidence: Lessons from countries that have mobilised private and foreign capital for the energy transition, including evidence on financing costs, institutional arrangements, and regulatory and financial innovations.

Submissions beyond these themes that align with the overall scope of the conference will also be considered.

Disciplinary Scope

The conference is interdisciplinary and welcomes contributions from:

• Economics and finance: empirical and theoretical research on investment, capital markets, financing costs, and capital flows;
• Law: analysis of statutory and regulatory frameworks governing clean energy investment and finance;
• Management and strategy: research on corporate investment and financing decisions;
• Public administration: analysis of regulatory workflows, institutional design, and state capacity; and
• Political science and history: research on the political economy and evolution of energy and financial reforms.

Submission Guidelines

Submit your full paper at this Submission Portal.

All submissions will undergo review by the XKDR Internal Review Committee. Selection will be based on the originality, rigor, and relevance of submissions to the conference themes.

Important Dates

• Submission Deadline: 20 October 2026

• Notification of Acceptance: 30 October 2026

• Workshop Date: 16 November 2026

Contact

Email: outreach@xkdr.org

Web: https://www.xkdr.org/event/finance-for-the-clean-energy-transition