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ADB Launches New Financing Program to Accelerate Climate Action in APAC

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced a new financing program for the Asia Pacific (APAC), which will significantly help the region accelerate actions required...

May 3, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: SECI’s Renewable Trading Revenue at ₹100 Billion in FY23

Central government-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India has earned over ₹100 billion (~$1.22 billion) in renewable power trading revenues in the financial year...

April 25, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Japan Bank Loans ¥2.6 Billion to PFC for Emissions Reduction Projects

Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has inked a project loan agreement with the Japan Bank for International Corporation (JBIC) for a ¥2.6 billion (~$20.2 million) facility....

March 27, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Alternus Secures €500 Million Facility to Expand Clean Energy Business

Ireland-headquartered renewables producer Alternus Energy has signed a deal with Deutsche Bank for a project financing facility of up to €500 million (~$532.3 million)....

December 28, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Power Producer Encavis AG’s Fund Closes Investment Phase with €1.13 Billion

Europe-based independent power producer Encavis AG’s fund Encavis Asset Management completed the investment phase of the Encavis Infrastructure Fund II (EIF II) with a...

December 12, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Rwanda Issues Consultancy Tender for Financing of Off-Grid Solar Projects

The Development Bank of Rwanda has issued an expression of interest (EoI) for consulting firms to provide technical and engineering services to the bank for appraisal of...

December 21, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Adani Raises $700 Million in a Senior Debt Facility for its Power Transmission Projects

Adani Transmission, the electric power transmission business arm of the Adani Group, has raised $700 million in senior debt facility for its under-construction...

October 29, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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Off-Grid Solar Could Create 570,000 Jobs in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2022: Report

The off-grid solar value chain can create up to 570,000 jobs in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2022, excluding manufacturing, the UCL Engineering for International Development...

October 6, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Allied Irish Bank Launches Green Bonds Worth €1 Billion

The Allied Irish Bank (AIB) announced that it has issued green bonds worth €1 billion (~$ 1.16 billion) to finance projects with climate change benefits. Green bonds are...

September 25, 2020

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Harsh Shukla

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Renewable Energy
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JP Morgan Commits $200 Billion for Sustainability, To Stop Lending to Coal Companies

U.S.-based JP Morgan Chase, one of the world’s largest banking institutions, announced that it has committed $50 billion (~₹3.59 trillion) towards green initiatives as...

March 3, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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IFC Announces $212.5 Million Loan to Vietnam Bank to Boost Lending for Renewables

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has announced that it would provide a loan to the Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock...

January 27, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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African Development Bank Approves $21.7 Million for Solar Pumps in Sudan

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $21.78 million (~₹1.54 billion) grant to the government of Sudan to promote the adoption of solar-powered irrigation...

December 30, 2020

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Nithin Thomas

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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EIB to Stop Funding Fossil Fuel-Based Projects After 2021

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced that it will end financing fossil fuel-based projects by the end of 2021. The global lender now wants to focus its...

November 25, 2019

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Nithin Thomas

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Other Energy
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What Does Supreme Court’s Order Quashing RBI’s NPA Circular Mean for the Solar Sector

Recently, the Supreme Court of India ordered the quashing of a circular issued by the Reserve Bank of India on non-performing assets (NPAs). According to a PTI report,...

April 4, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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India’s Rooftop Solar in Dire Need of Innovative Financing Solutions

Four years ago, under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, India set a target to install 175 GW of renewable capacity by the year 2022. Of the targeted capacity, 100...

June 18, 2018

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Nitin Kabeer

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Mercom Research Focus

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