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Raj Prabhu, Staff reporter at Mercom India More articles from Raj Prabhu.
RajRaj Prabhu is a recognized thought leader in clean energy markets where his work has influenced policies worldwide. He has a deep understanding of regulatory policy and clean energy markets and his market and opinion pieces are regularly published on both MercomIndia.com and other leading publications globally. Raj is also a regular speaker and presenter on clean energy policy and finance topics at conferences worldwide. Raj attended the KLE College of Science in Bangalore, India for physics and chemistry, and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Hotel and Institutional Management from Johnson and Wales University, Rhode Island. More articles from Raj Prabhu.
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India Must Urgently Set Post-2030 Renewable Energy Goals

What an exceptional Mercom India Renewables Summit 2025 it was! When we started covering India’s clean energy market, the entire country had just 6 MW of installed solar...

August 20, 2025

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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ID Energy Group Secures Development Debt Financing for Solar and Wind Projects in Europe

By: Raj Prabhu ID Energy Group, a vertically integrated Spain-based renewable energy company, secured a development debt facility to support its pipeline of late-stage...

August 14, 2023

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Raj Prabhu

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Solar
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Qair Secures Financing for 130 MW Solar Project Portfolio in Poland

By: Raj Prabhu Qair, an independent renewable energy producer, secured a PLN 335.3 million (~$82.31 million) loan to develop a 129.5 MW solar project portfolio in Poland....

August 7, 2023

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Raj Prabhu

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Solar
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Hover Energy Acquires Solar Energy Company Shine Development Partners

Hover Energy, a provider of on-site power solutions, has announced the acquisition of Shine Development Partners, a solar energy solutions company, to expand its reach...

December 12, 2022

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Raj Prabhu

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Solar
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Sonnedix Acquires 290 MW of Solar and Wind Projects in Chile

Sonnedix, an independent solar power producer, acquired ARCO, an independent power producer in Chile. Arroyo Investors established ARCO to pursue investment...

October 21, 2022

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Raj Prabhu

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Solar
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Funding and M&A Roundup: Yellow Door Energy Closes $400 Million Equity Funding Round

Yellow Door Energy (YDE), a UAE-based solar developer, announced the closing of $400 million equity to continue its development of sustainable energy projects in the...

October 19, 2022

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Raj Prabhu

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Solar

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Storage
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Greenbacker Secures $186 Million Debt Funding from KeyBank and Fifth Third Bank

Greenbacker Renewable Energy (GREC), an investment manager and independent power producer, entered into a senior credit agreement of $186.2 million with KeyBank  and...

September 20, 2022

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Raj Prabhu

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Solar
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Project Finance Brief: Renewable Developer Bridgelink Secures $200 Million Loan

Pivot Energy, a solar provider that develops, finances, builds, owns, and manages solar and energy storage projects, closed a $190 million financing facility to support...

April 28, 2022

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Raj Prabhu

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Solar

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Storage
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Polaris Infrastructure to Acquire a 32 MW Solar Project in the Dominican Republic

Canadian-based Polaris Infrastructure, a publicly-traded company engaged in the acquisition, development, and operation of renewable energy projects in Latin America,...

April 22, 2022

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Raj Prabhu

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Solar
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Pivot Energy Closes $190 Million Debt and Tax Equity Financing for US Solar Portfolio

Pivot Energy, a solar provider that develops, finances, builds, owns, and manages solar and energy storage projects, closed a $190 million financing facility to support...

April 19, 2022

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Raj Prabhu

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Solar
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Greencells Group Acquires 304 MW of Solar Projects in Spain and Greece

Greencells Group, with its companies Greencells Group Holdings and Greencells, a developer and an EPC, O&M service provider for utility-scale solar projects, has...

April 1, 2022

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Raj Prabhu

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Solar
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Ares Management Leads $600 Million Equity Investment in SB Energy

SB Energy Global, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp., and a renewable energy project developer secured $600 million equity investment from funds managed by the...

March 13, 2022

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Raj Prabhu

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Solar
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8minute Solar Energy Closes $400 Million in Financing

Solar developer 8minute Solar Energy has closed $400 million in financing from institutional investor EIG. The financing includes a portion of growth equity and a letter...

January 23, 2022

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Raj Prabhu

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Solar
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Queequeg Renewables Secures Funding for 500 MW Solar Portfolio in the UK

Queequeg Renewables (QQR), a solar project developer, secured equity funding for a 500 MW solar project portfolio across the UK through a joint venture with Energy...

December 19, 2021

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Raj Prabhu

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Solar
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The Indian Solar Markets’ Top Players in 2020

Solar installations in the calendar year (CY) 2020 totaled 3.2 GW, a 56% decline compared to 7.3 GW of capacity added in 2019. The Covid-19 outbreak brought the solar...

April 29, 2021

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Raj Prabhu

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Mercom Research Focus

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