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Energy Storage Firms Tap $26.4 Billion in Corporate Funding in 2022, up 55% YoY

Global corporate funding for energy storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency companies increased 63% in 2022 with $31.7 billion compared to $19.5 billion in 2021,...

January 20, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy

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Mercom Research Focus
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Quality Assets are in Demand as Investments Flow into the Indian Solar Market

India is on the cusp of a renewable revolution, with the government and the industry complementing each other in facilitating the wider adoption of renewable energy in...

August 2, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Investments are Imperative to Achieve India’s Ambitious Solar Target

Foreign investors have been teaming up with local independent power producers to tap into India’s booming solar market.  Riding on the heels of a growing economy...

July 27, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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JSW to Acquire Mytrah Energy for $2 Billion

Indian multinational conglomerate JSW Group has signed an agreement to buy renewable energy producer Mytrah Energy India in a deal expected to be worth $1.8 billion to...

May 26, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Corporate Funding for Battery Storage Companies Up by 222% in Q1 2022

Global corporate funding for Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency companies in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022 stood at $13.3 billion, according to Mercom’s...

April 20, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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Global Corporate Funding in Solar Sector Surges 51% in Q1 2022

Total corporate funding—including venture capital (VC) funding, public market, and debt financing—into the solar sector globally came to $7.5 billion through 49 deals in...

April 14, 2022

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Satish Shetty

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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IKEA Acquires 440 MW of Solar Projects in Europe for €340 Million

Ingka Group, which owns most of the IKEA retail stores across the globe, through its investment arm Ingka Investments, has acquired nine solar PV projects totaling 440...

April 7, 2022

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Staff

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Amp Energy Closes $350 Million Credit Facility to Boost its Renewable Assets

Amp Energy, a Toronto-based renewable energy assets owner and developer, announced the closure of an innovative $350 million cross-jurisdictional credit facility with a...

January 24, 2022

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Satish Shetty

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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Global Corporate Funding for Solar at a Record 10 Year High in 2021 with $27.8 Billion

Global corporate funding in the solar sector, including venture capital (VC) funding, private equity, public market, and debt financing, stood at a record ten-year high...

January 19, 2022

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Harsh Shukla

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Corporate Funding for Battery Storage Companies Jumps to a Record $11.4 Billion in 9M 2021

Global corporate funding, including venture capital (VC) funding, public market and debt financing for battery storage, smart grid, and efficiency companies in the first...

October 20, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Corporate Funding for Solar Up 190% YoY With $22.8 Billion in 9M 2021

Global corporate funding in the sector, including venture capital (VC) funding, public market, and debt financing, stood at $22.8 billion in 112 deals in the first nine...

October 19, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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Generation Investment Acquires 13% Stake in Octopus Energy for $600 Million

Octopus Energy Group (Octopus) has announced a strategic partnership with Generation Investment Management (GIM), a firm founded in 2004 to invest in businesses that...

September 29, 2021

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Staff

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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Japanese Energy Company JERA Invests $1.58 Billion in Philippines Power Utility

Japanese energy company (JERA) has entered into a share purchase agreement with Aboitiz Equity Ventures and Aboitiz & Company to purchase around 27% of the...

September 29, 2021

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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Thermal Energy Storage Systems Company Sunamp Raises $8 Million

From: Mercom Capital Group Sunamp, a provider of thermal energy storage systems, has raised £6 million (~$8.21 million) in Series B funding from the Scottish National...

September 27, 2021

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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Torrent Power Acquires 156 MW Wind Projects from CESC for ₹7.9 Billion

Torrent Power Limited has entered into a share purchase agreement with CESC Limited, Haldia Energy Limited, and other nominal shareholders to acquire 100% of the share...

September 22, 2021

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Finance and M&A

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Wind

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