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===World Bank Panel criticizes bank loan approval===
In December 2011, an 18-month investigation by the World Bank Inspection Panel concluded that the bank insufficiently took health, water scarcity and pressures on local services into account when approving the loan, yet the decision did not violate World Bank climate change policies because the World Bank does not have explicit emission targets. The panel did say that it found the World Bank's steps to mitigate Medupi's estimated 25 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions lacking, and that the World Bank's statement that its partnership with South Africa will lower the country's emissions trajectory was "overly optimistic ... given that Medupi will emit significant levels of GHG emissions." The inspection panel was most critical when it came to water, finding that the expansion of the Grootegeluk coal mine to supply Medupi will result in significant water scarcity and pollution problems.<ref>Lisa Friedman, [http://www.eenews.net/public/climatewire/2011/12/02/1 "Auditors find World Bank skipped policy steps in approving huge South African coal plant"] E&E, December 2, 2011.</ref>
===Loan from China Development Bank===
On July 6, 2017, the China Development Bank (CDB) announced it would loan US$1.5 billion to Eskom to fund the completion of the Medupi coal plant, just two days before a G20 climate action plan, agreed by Chinese leader Xi, called on multilateral development banks to offer “coordinated support for country driven long-term strategies for low greenhouse gas emissions”. (The CBD is not a multilateral bank and therefore not technically covered by the G20 plan’s call, but it is a state-run institution using public money.<ref>[http://www.climatechangenews.com/2017/07/12/china-signed-african-coal-deal-days-xi-low-emissions-pledge-g20/ "China signed African coal deal days before Xi low emissions pledge at G20,"] Climate Home, 12/07/2017</ref>
== Lobbying for Clean Development Mechanism funding==
