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					</table><p>Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (<a href="https://oredaodisha.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OREDA</a>) has invited bids for the selection of vendors for the design, manufacture, supply, transport, installation, testing, and commissioning of off-grid solar photovoltaic water pumping systems of 1 HP -7.5 HP capacities.</p>
<p>The last date for the submission of bids is October 12, 2023. Bids will be opened on the next day.</p>
<p>The winning bidder will also have to look after the complete system warranty and its repair and maintenance for five years under component B of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) program.</p>
<p>Additionally, vendors are required to provide a Remote Monitoring System (RMS) for all solar pumps installed under the program.</p>
<p>Bidders have to submit a bid processing fee of ₹12,390 (~$148.74) including GST.</p>
<p>They must also furnish an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) in the form of a bank guarantee for ₹1,500,000 (~$18,001). The bank guarantee should be valid for 27 months from the last date of bid submission.</p>
<p>Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are not required to submit a bid processing fee or an EMD.</p>
<p>The selected bidders must provide a performance guarantee valued at 10% of the total allocated amount.</p>
<p>The use of domestically produced solar panels containing native solar cells and modules will be obligatory. Additionally, the motor pump set, controller, and all other system components must also be locally manufactured.</p>
<p>To guarantee the prompt maintenance of solar pumps, in addition to training a local individual and providing essential spare parts and tools in every district, the vendor must establish an accredited service center in each operational district and establish a helpline in the local language (Odia).</p>
<p>The helpline number should be prominently displayed on the pump/controller for easy visibility and accessibility to users.</p>
<p>MNRE, OREDA, or designated agencies can inspect systems during installation or operation. Non-compliance with standards, poor maintenance, or guideline violations may result in a three-year vendor blacklist or contract performance guarantee encashment.</p>
<p>The selected vendor is responsible for maintaining a minimum operational rate of 95% for all installed solar pumps at any given time. The RMS should be integrated with the solar pump controllers.</p>
<p>Additionally, the selected vendor must obtain monthly consent from beneficiaries, which will be forwarded to OREDA. Upon receiving this notice to proceed, the selected vendor must complete the installation and commissioning of allocated solar pumps within 120 days.</p>
<p>The tender prioritizes the promotion of commercially proven and operational technologies to minimize technological risks and ensure timely project commissioning.</p>
<p>Bidders must either be manufacturers of solar module, solar pump, or solar pump controller using indigenous technology.</p>
<p>Alternatively, they can be Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) entities with experience in similar works in collaboration with a solar module manufacturer, solar pump manufacturer, or manufacturer of solar pump controller using indigenous technology.</p>
<p>Similar works refers to the design, supply, erection, testing, and commissioning of standalone (off-grid) solar PV-based water pump sets or rooftop solar systems in the state.</p>
<p>Bidders should also demonstrate experience with a minimum of 400 solar pumps of various capacities over the past seven years from the bid submission date, or they should have experience in executing a 2 MW rooftop solar system in the state through a joint venture with a module manufacturer.</p>
<p>Alternatively, they should have experience supplying modules for solar pumping projects over the last seven years.</p>
<p>Bidders should have achieved an annual turnover of at least ₹70 million (~$840,201) in the last three years. They must demonstrate profitability in at least two of the last four years.</p>
<p>The net worth of the bidders should be equal to or greater than the paid-up capital in the last financial year, which is 2022-23.</p>
<p>Recently, OREDA <a href="https://mercomindia.com/odisha-bids-supply-of-300-evs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invited</a> bids to provide electric vehicle fleet services for 300 vehicles on an own, operate, and maintain basis.</p>
<p>Subscribe to Mercom’s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-project-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Tender Tracker</a> to stay on top of real-time tender activity.</p>
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Odisha Seeks Vendors for Solar Pumps under KUSUM Program


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					</table><p>The Solar Energy Corporation of India (<a href="https://www.seci.co.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SECI</a>) has issued the list of state-wise empaneled vendors for the design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of up to 5 MW of rooftop and ground-mounted solar power projects.</p>
<p>The projects will be developed under two categories:</p>
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<li>Category A: For the residential sector on behalf of the state implementing agencies.</li>
<li>Category B: For government organizations under capital expenditure (CAPEX) and renewable energy service company (RESCO) models.</li>
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<p>SECI has empaneled a total of 23 rooftop solar installers under Category A. Under Category B – CAPEX model, 27 installers for the CAPEX model and 16 for the RESCO model have been enlisted. The rooftop solar installers were empaneled state-wise.</p>
<p>SECI had <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/seci-empanelment-5-mw-solar-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">floated</a> the tender in March this year.</p>
<p>The empaneled vendors must also oversee the comprehensive operation and maintenance of the projects for five years.</p>
<p><strong>Category A </strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong>The empaneled vendors for Category A are: Ganesh Electricals with Trom Industries, Gensol Engineering, Ghanpriya Energy Solutions, GK Energy Marketers, Pegasus Power and Infra, Solarium Green Energy, SPRM Energy Infrastructure, Goldi Solar, MITCON Consultancy and Engineering Services, SUGS Lloyd, Moopens Energy Solutions, Shri Badrinath Vaikalpik Urja, Prudential Green Energy, ECE India Energies, GosolarPower Systems, Solarium Green Energy, Xpanz Energy Solutions, Gupta Industrial Maintenance Services, Oneindig Technologies, Ranjan Industries, KLK Ventures, Greenroof Solar, and HFM Solar Power.</p>
<p>Under Category A, the second stage bidding process will be carried out by the state implementing agency, which will approve and sanction projects.</p>
<p><strong>Category B </strong></p>
<p>The empaneled vendors for Category B under the CAPEX Model are: Enerture Technologies, Ganesh Electricals, Gensol Engineering, GK Energy Marketers, HFM Solar Power, Pegasus Power and Infra, Prudential Green Energy, Sunpower Solutions, Solarium Green Energy, SPRM Energy Infrastructure, Trilig Energy, Kalpa Power, Manikaran Renewables, MITOCON Consultancy and Engineering Services, Start Solar, Subhash Infraengineers, Moopens Energy Solutions, Shri Badrinath Vaikalpik Urja, Xpanz Energy Solutions, ECE India Energies, Gosolar Power Systems, Somaya Solar Solutions, Gupta Industrial Maintenance Services, Oneindig Technologies, Diwakar Renewable and Infra, Goldi Solar, and Oakridge Energy.</p>
<p>The empaneled vendors for Category B under the RESCO model are: Ganesh Electricals, Gensol Engineering, GK Energy Marketers, HFM Solar Power, Prudential Green Energy, Sunpower Solutions, SPRM Energy Infrastructure, Trilig Energy, Oriana Power, Moopens Energy Solutions, Subhash Infraengineers, Diwakar Renewable and Infra, Oakridge Energy, Oneindig Technologies, Oriana Power, and Somaya Solar Solutions.</p>
<p>The first stage of the bidding process for Category B will involve issuing a limited tender to empaneled vendors. The bids submitted will be scrutinized to evaluate the techno-commercial eligibility of the bidders. They will then be evaluated based on the tariff quoted by the bidder in the electronic form of the financial bid.</p>
<p>In June this year, SECI had <a href="https://www.mercomindia.com/seci-empanels-six-installers-50-mw-rooftop-systems" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> the list of empaneled engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors for 50 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems on government buildings across various states under the RESCO model. SECI allotted 16.48 MW out of the total capacity of 50 MW.</p>
<p>According to Mercom’s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/india-solar-project-tracker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India Solar Tender Tracker</a>, SECI has so far floated tenders for 1.3 GW of rooftop solar projects.</p>
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SECI Releases List of Empaneled Vendors for 5 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects

<p>The Renewable Energy Association of Rajasthan (<a href="https://www.rear.org.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">REAR</a>) has written to the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation (<a href="https://energy.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/energy-department/rrecl/en/home.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RREC</a>), requesting a deadline extension for rooftop solar projects to allow the stakeholders to cope with the Covid-19-related constraints. Developers have also sought support from the nodal agency to complete the ‘Rooftop Solar Power Generation Program 2019-20.’</p>
<p>In the letter, REAR has stated that a considerable spike in virus cases was registered in the state due to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, solar engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) service providers and developers are witnessing a scarcity of material, labor, and funds, forcing them to put projects on hold.</p>
<p>The REAR, in its letter, has provided a list of requirements before the RREC, which they feel is needed for the successful completion of the program.</p>
<p><strong>Three-month extension</strong></p>
<p>The REAR has stated that owing to the high number of Covid-19 infections, the strict lockdown imposed by the Rajasthan government until May 24, 2021, could be further extended. They have argued that the curbs would leave the empaneled vendors under the ‘Rooftop Subsidy Scheme’ with no other option but to wait for the situation to improve before they resume work. REAR also highlighted that the project developers are neither able to procure the raw material nor have access to labor.</p>
<p>The projects that fall under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Phase-II mandates modules under the domestic content requirement (DCR) category. Due to scarcity of raw material and supply-chain disruption, an abnormal price hike is on the cards for all necessary raw material and equipment such as DCR modules, inverters, structures, etc.</p>
<p>Citing that the situation is common across the country, the REAR wrote to the MNRE, requesting an extension in the scheduled commissioning date.</p>
<p>The REAR also <a href="https://mercomindia.com/covid-19-how-the-solar-industry-is-handling-the-second-wave/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> to the MNRE, claiming that the developers and EPC service providers face a scarcity of components apart from labor and funds shortage, and requested the Ministry to grant them an extended window of three months to help them complete their projects.</p>
<p>Earlier this month, the MNRE, in its latest notification, <a href="https://mercomindia.com/mnre-commissioning-date-extension-renewable-projects/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a> that the renewable energy projects having their commissioning dates on or after April 1, 2021, can claim extension owing to the second surge of the Covid-19 pandemic. The extension was directed towards large-scale projects.</p>
<p><strong>Waiver from pre-dispatch inspection of modules</strong></p>
<p>Amid the lockdown last year REAR had <a href="https://mercomindia.com/renewable-association-mnre-inspect-solar-modules/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">requested</a> MNRE to allow online pre-dispatch inspections (PDI) of the DCR certified solar modules considering the safety of all vendors.</p>
<p>According to REAR, vendors have been performing PDI of the maximum capacity and left with minor capacities, and in most cases, it is the additional allocated capacity for PDI.</p>
<p>Since the vendors are procuring the modules from the same manufacturer where the PDI has already been conducted at least once, the REAR has requested a waiver from PDI considering the force majeure and exceptional circumstances.</p>
<p>A similar PDI waiver, including a PDI waiver for additional purchase from the same manufacturer, was implemented under previous programs, REAR said. Since most manufacturers are included in the Approved List of Module Manufacturers (ALMM), a PDI waiver can be introduced, as the MNRE performs sufficient due diligence and inspections before enlisting manufacturers under ALMM.</p>
<p>According to REAR, the module rates have been hiked due to the supply-demand gap, adding more financial burden on vendors. Despite these issues, vendors are eager to complete their projects but expect support from the nodal agency.</p>
<p><strong>An alternate method for project inspection</strong></p>
<p>Physical inspection of many projects is pending due to various restrictions by the government amid the pandemic. Lack of manpower at RREC and the unwillingness of beneficiaries to entertain anyone at their premises due to a surge in the virus cases have added to the existing hurdles. The REAR further noted that the inspector and vendor could be at risk if they need to inspect an installation where there are Covid-19-positive cases since it is a residential rooftop solar program.</p>
<p>REAR has, therefore, requested the nodal agency to devise an alternate method to conduct project inspection such as a video inspection using timestamps, among other alternatives.</p>
<p>Earlier, REAR had also <a href="https://mercomindia.com/rajasthan-rooftop-solar-installers-write/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">complained</a> that the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation had stopped accepting and approving detailed project reports (DPRs) for rooftop solar projects after December 10, 2020, without notice. REAR said that installers had been receiving inquiries from beneficiaries under the state subsidy program following news reports, but the RREC’s decision to stop accepting DPRs had left them in a difficult position.</p>
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Inflating Prices, Policy Bottlenecks Stall Rooftop Solar Progress Amid COVID Outbreak

<p>The Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (<a href="http://teda.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TEDA</a>) has issued a tender to empanel vendors for 5 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects for domestic customers in the state. The projects come under the second phase of the grid-connected rooftop solar program of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).</p>
<p>The scope of work included the design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of the projects along with five years of comprehensive maintenance services. The tender noted that bidders were only allowed to use domestically manufactured solar cells and modules for the projects.</p>
<p>Interested bidders are expected to submit an earnest money deposit (EMD) of ₹500,000 (~$6,805). The last date for the submission of bids is October 9, 2020. Successful bidders are expected to pay a non-refundable empanelment fee of ₹50,000 (~$680) with goods and services taxes (GST).</p>
<p>To be eligible to take part in the competitive bidding process, applicants must have experience installing at least 250 kW of cumulative grid-connected solar systems across the country in the last three financial years. Bidders are also expected to have had a minimum annual turnover of at least ₹7.5 million (~$102,075) in the last three financial years.</p>
<p>The tender noted that <a href="https://mercomindia.com/mnre-residential-solar-rooftop-subsidy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">subsidies</a> under the MNRE rooftop program for the projects would be disbursed upon receipt of the project completion report as per the Ministry’s format. The report will be inspected by the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (TANGEDCO) and TEDA officials in the presence of the beneficiary.</p>
<p>Under the program, projects up to 3 kW will receive a 40% subsidy in terms of benchmark cost or the cost arrived at through the tender, whichever is lower. Projects between 3 kW and 10 kW will receive a 40% subsidy for the first 3 kW and 20% for the remainder. Similarly, for systems above 10 kW, a subsidy of 40% for the first 3 kW and 20% for the next 7 kW would apply. No subsidy beyond 10 kW capacity will be provided, the tender added. Group housing societies and residential welfare associations for common facilities up to 500 kW will receive a 20% subsidy under the program.</p>
<p>Previously, Mercom India Research’s <a href="https://mercomindia.com/covid-19-disrupts-india-solar-installations-q1-2020/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Q1 2020 India Solar Market Update</a> showed that Tamil Nadu ranked fifth in the list of top states in the country for rooftop solar. The report <a href="https://mercomindia.com/top-states-rooftop-solar-installations-infographics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a> that half of the state’s installed power capacity came from renewable sources. The share of solar is 12%. In early 2019, the state announced its Solar Energy Policy 2019, targeting 9 GW of solar installations by 2023 between utility-scale and distributed generation projects.</p>
<p>In March, the Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency <a href="https://mercomindia.com/tamil-nadu-issues-tender-renewables-energy-appliances/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">invited</a> bids to empanel vendors for renewable energy projects and energy-efficient appliances in the state.</p>
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Tamil Nadu to Empanel Vendors for 5 MW of Residential Rooftop Solar Projects

<p><a href="https://www.ntpc.co.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NTPC Limited</a> has issued a tender to enlist engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) vendors for floating and ground-mounted solar projects in the country.</p>
<p>The scope of work includes the design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, transportation, installation, and commissioning of the grid-connected projects on a turnkey basis. The successful bidder must also provide comprehensive operations and maintenance services for the projects for three years. The vendors would also carry out the topographical survey and geotechnical investigation of the land and bathymetry survey of the water body.</p>
<p>NTPC did not specify an earnest money deposit (EMD) for the tender. The projects must use open category photovoltaic modules and cells. Projects will be 50 MW of higher in capacity. The last date for the submission of bids is September 16, 2020.</p>
<p>To be eligible to take part in the competitive bidding process, applicants must have developed projects or executed similar work with a cumulative capacity of 40 MW or more. Of these, at least one project must have been over 10 MW in capacity and must have been operating successfully for at least six months before the last date for submitting applications.</p>
<p>Alternatively, applicants can have experience executing industrial projects either as a developer or EPC contractor in the areas of power, steel, oil and gas, petrochemical, fertilizer, cement, coal mining, or any other process industry. They must have completed at least one project worth ₹2 billion (~$27.4 million) or more in any of these fields, and it must have been in successful operation for at least a year before the application’s submission deadline.</p>
<p>Bidders are also expected to have an average annual turnover, not less than ₹2 billion (~$27.4 million) in the last three financial years. They must also have a net worth not less than 100% of its paid-up share capital as on the previous day of the last financial year.</p>
<p>Recently, NTPC <a href="https://mercomindia.com/ntpc-floats-epc-tender-solar-rajasthan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">invited</a> bids from engineering, procurement, and construction contractors with land for the development of up to 1,070 MW of solar projects in Rajasthan.</p>
<p>In July, NTPC <a href="https://mercomindia.com/ntpc-floats-tender-to-acquire-1-gw/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">floated</a> a request for proposal to acquire 1 GW of operational solar projects across India. Promoters, lenders, authorized financial intermediaries of power generation companies, independent power producers, and developers can participate in this tender.</p>
<p>The government-owned entity recently said it <a href="https://mercomindia.com/ntpc-plans-to-raise-%e2%82%b9150-billion-in-bonds/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">plans</a> to get its shareholders’ approval to authorize the company’s board of directors to raise about ₹150 billion (~$2.05 billion) through the issue of bonds during its next annual general meeting.</p>
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<div class="saboxplugin-wrap" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" itemscope itemprop="author"><div class="saboxplugin-tab"><div class="saboxplugin-gravatar"></div><div class="saboxplugin-authorname"><a href="https://cms.mercomindia.com/author/nithin-prasad/" class="vcard author" rel="author"><span class="fn">Nithin Thomas Prasad</span></a></div><div class="saboxplugin-desc"><div itemprop="description"><p><img class="alignleft wp-image-9822" src="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Nithin-2-1.jpg" alt="" width="102" height="102" /><a href="https://mercomindia.com/author/nithin-prasad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong style="color: #00b451">Nithin Thomas</strong></a> is a staff reporter at Mercom India. Previously with Reuters News, he has covered oil, metals and agricultural commodity markets across global markets. He has also covered refinery and pipeline explosions, oil and gas leaks, Atlantic region hurricane developments, and other natural disasters. Nithin holds a Masters Degree in Applied Economics from Christ University, Bangalore and a Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in Commerce from Loyola College, Chennai. <a href="https://mercomindia.com/author/nithin-prasad/">More articles from Nithin.</a></p>
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NTPC to Enlist EPC Vendors for Floating and Ground-Mounted Solar Projects

<p>The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (<a href="http://www.nhpcindia.com/home.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NHPC</a>) has issued documents for enlisting engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) vendors for floating and ground-mounted solar projects starting from 10 MW in size.</p>
<p>The scope of work for both categories of projects includes the design, manufacturing, supply, loading, transportation, unloading, storage, installation, erection, testing, and commissioning of the grid-connected floating or ground-mounted solar projects on a turnkey basis.</p>
<p>Successful bidders must also provide operation and maintenance services for the projects, including the transmission system for three years.</p>
<p>The last date for submission of enlistment applications for projects above 50 MW is February 19, 2020. For projects between 10-50 MW, the last date is February 17, 2020.</p>
<p>For projects ranging between 10-50 MW in capacity, bidders must have undertaken and commissioned similar projects with a cumulative installed capacity of 8 MW or higher of which at least one must be 2 MW to be eligible. Additionally, the 2 MW reference projects should have been in successful operations for at least six months. Applicants are also expected to have had a minimum average annual turnover, not less than ₹400 million (~$5.6 million) in the last three financial years.</p>
<p>For projects that are above 50 MW, bidding eligibility criteria state that the applicants must have taken up and commissioned similar projects of at least 40 MW in cumulative capacity, with one project being larger than 10 MW. The reference 10 MW must have been operational for at least six months.</p>
<p>Separately, applicants must also have had a minimum average annual turnover, not less than ₹2 billion (~$28.02 million) in the last three financial years.</p>
<p>Recently, Mercom <a href="https://mercomindia.com/nhpc-deadline-solar-tender-tariff-cap/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a> that the NHPC extended the bid submission deadline of its tender for 2 GW of solar projects. It also raised the minimum tariff payable to the project to ₹2.78 (~$0.04)/kWh from ₹2.65 ($0.037)/kWh.</p>
<p>Earlier, <a href="https://mercomindia.com/nhpc-epc-contractors-solar-odisha/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NHPC issued</a> an engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contract for developing 40 MW of grid-connected solar power project at Ladeihil village in Ganjam district of Odisha. The NHPC had signed a memorandum of understanding back in 2015 with the Solar Energy Corporation of India to set up 250 MW of solar projects in the country. NHPC has also committed to the Ministry of New &amp; Renewable Energy to set up a minimum of <a href="http://nhpcindia.com/NewWebsite/Default.aspx?id=349&amp;lg=eng&amp;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">430 MW</a> of renewable energy projects in the next five years as part of the <a href="http://nhpcindia.com/writereaddata/Images/pdf/Certificate-REnC.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Green Energy Commitment.</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Image credit: SPG Solar [CC BY-SA <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Floating_PV_system_Far_Niente_Winery_California_2018.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">3.0</a>)]</p>
<div class="saboxplugin-wrap" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" itemscope itemprop="author"><div class="saboxplugin-tab"><div class="saboxplugin-gravatar"></div><div class="saboxplugin-authorname"><a href="https://cms.mercomindia.com/author/nithin-prasad/" class="vcard author" rel="author"><span class="fn">Nithin Thomas Prasad</span></a></div><div class="saboxplugin-desc"><div itemprop="description"><p><img class="alignleft wp-image-9822" src="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Nithin-2-1.jpg" alt="" width="102" height="102" /><a href="https://mercomindia.com/author/nithin-prasad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong style="color: #00b451">Nithin Thomas</strong></a> is a staff reporter at Mercom India. Previously with Reuters News, he has covered oil, metals and agricultural commodity markets across global markets. He has also covered refinery and pipeline explosions, oil and gas leaks, Atlantic region hurricane developments, and other natural disasters. Nithin holds a Masters Degree in Applied Economics from Christ University, Bangalore and a Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in Commerce from Loyola College, Chennai. <a href="https://mercomindia.com/author/nithin-prasad/">More articles from Nithin.</a></p>
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