India installs 4.8 GW of solar in the first half of 2017, surpassing all of 2016

August 2017

According to an update released by Mercom India Research, the Indian solar market added 1,869 MW in the second quarter of 2017. This brings the total...

Tags: Mercom India Research, GST, Mercom Capital Group, Mercom Communications India, PPA, Bhadla Phase-III Solar Park auction, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Poor response to coal mines auction; govt cancels fifth round

August 2017

Poor response from bidders has forced the government to annul the fifth round of coal mines auction. The government in a notice to the bidders, said,...

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Ritchie Bros. and IronPlanet secure clearance for acquisition

June 2017

Ritchie Bros., the world's largest heavy equipment auctioneer and provider of end-to-end services announced the receipt of unconditional antitrust cl...

Tags: Ritchie Bros, Heavy equipment auctioneer, Technology, Ravi Saligram, Greg Owens, Digital transformation

Mines auction to fetch states Rs 1.5 lakh crore in 2017-18

March 2017

Mines auction is likely to add Rs 1.5 lakh crore to states’ kitty in 2017-18, Mines Secretary Arun Kumar has said. The first tranche of auctions, whi...

Tags: Mines auction, Arun Kumar, Successful auction, Small limestone blocks

Govt to launch portal for improved mining activity

February 2017

Government will launch a portal for bringing in more transparency and speed up mining-related activities in the country. The Mines Ministry has devel...

Tags: Mines Ministry, Piyush Goyal, Mining sector, Power, Coal, Mines, TAMRA, E-auction, Ministry of Mines

Ritchie Bros gears up for Orlando auction

February 2017

Ritchie Bros has set February 20-24 as the dates for the annual Orlando, USA equipment auction. In 2016, the company sent more than 130,000 brochures...

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Ritchie Bros gears up for Orlando auction

February 2017

Ritchie Bros has set February 20-24 as the dates for the annual Orlando, USA equipment auction. In 2016, the company sent more than 130,000 brochures...

Tags: Ritchie Bros, Orlando, USA equipment auction, Florida

Global corporate funding in solar sector falls 64percent in 2016

January 2017

Total global corporate funding in the solar sector, including venture capital/private equity (VC), debt financing, and public market financing, raise...

Tags: Mercom Capital, Solar sector, Raj Prabhu, US rooftop solar, Competitive auctions, PV technology, Balance of Systems, CPV category, CSP