Author: Arjun Joshi

About Arjun Joshi

Arjun Joshi, Staff reporter at Mercom India More articles from Arjun Joshi.
Arjun Joshi is a staff reporter at Mercom India. Before joining Mercom, he worked as a technical writer for enterprise resource software companies based in India and abroad. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Psychology, and Optional English from Garden City University, Bangalore. More articles from Arjun Joshi.

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Ministry Says GENCOs Can Sell Surplus Power in the Market   

The Ministry of Power has clarified that power stations must always be available and ready to dispatch power according to the Tariff Policy 2016. Power generators can...

April 23, 2024

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Market & Policy
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NTPC REL Tenders BoS Package for 1.1 GW Wind Project in Karnataka

NTPC Renewable Energy has invited bids to supply the balance of system (BoS) package for 1.1 GW inter-state transmission system (ISTS)-connected wind power projects in...

April 23, 2024

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Tenders & Auctions

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Wind
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Seven Companies in Race for 10 GWh Advanced Chemistry Cells Capacity Under PLI

The Ministry of Heavy Industries’ (MHI) tender to select manufacturers for Advanced Chemistry Cells (ACC) under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) program has...

April 23, 2024

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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Solar Module Manufacturer Premier Energies Files DRHP for ₹15 Billion IPO

Telangana-based solar cell and module manufacturer Premier Energies has filed the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India to...

April 22, 2024

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Solar Sector Records 81% Drop in VC Funding in Q1, Corporate Funding Down by 4%

The solar sector secured $8.1 billion in corporate funding through 41 transactions in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, marking a 4% decrease from the $8.4 billion raised...

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RECPDCL Invites Bids for 223 MW ISTS-Connected Solar Projects

REC Power Development and Consultancy (RECPDCL) has floated a tender to set up 223 MW Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected solar power projects anywhere in...

April 19, 2024

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Avaada Inks ₹45 Billion Refinancing Deal for Four Solar Projects in Rajasthan

Avaada Energy has closed a ₹44.71 billion (~$535.3 million) refinancing deal with the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) for four...

April 19, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Australia Adds 5.9 GW of Renewable Capacity to the Grid in 2023

According to the Clean Energy Council (CEC), Australia added 5.9 GW of renewable capacity to the grid in 2023, up from 5 GW in 2022. Rooftop solar contributed 3.1 GW,...

April 19, 2024

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Explainer: Application Process for ALMM Inclusion and Renewal

The recent reimposition of the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) regulation by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has once again raised...

April 18, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Modules

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Solar
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Global Wind Installations Reached 1 TW Milestone in 2023

Global cumulative wind power capacity surpassed the 1 TW mark in 2023, achieving a year-over-year (YoY) growth of 13%, according to the Global Wind Energy Council’...

April 17, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Wind
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Mahindra Susten to Develop 150 MW Open Access Renewable Power Project

Solar engineering, procurement, and construction company Mahindra Susten, in collaboration with the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, said it will develop a...

April 15, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Large Scale

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Solar

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Wind
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MNRE Adds 4.1 GW of New Solar Module Capacity to ALMM

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has expanded the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) by adding 4,104 MW of new solar module capacity. The...

April 11, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Manufacturing

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Modules

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Solar
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REC Records Six-Fold Jump in Renewable Energy Loan Approvals in FY24

Public infrastructure finance company REC Limited recorded its highest-ever loan approvals totaling ₹3.58 trillion (~$43.02 billion) in the financial year (FY) 2023-24,...

April 10, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy
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CERC Issues Draft Regulations on Regional Load Despatch Center Charges

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued draft regulations to determine fees and charges to be collected by Regional Load Despatch Centres (RLDCs)...

April 10, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Railways Invite Bids for 8.4 MW Rooftop Solar Projects Across Three States

South Eastern Railway has invited bids to empanel agencies for setting up 8.383 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar power projects in Odisha, Jharkhand, and West Bengal...

April 10, 2024

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Rooftop

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions

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