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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SECI Issues Empanelment Tender for 5 MW of Solar Projects

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids to empanel vendors for developing up to 5 MW of rooftop and ground-mounted solar power projects. The projects...

March 30, 2023

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Petrofac, Hitachi Bag €13 Billion EPC Deal for Offshore Wind Projects 

Transmission system operator TenneT has awarded a multi-year framework agreement to Petrofac and Hitachi Energy to supply offshore platforms and onshore converter...

March 31, 2023

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Wind
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Brookfield, EIG Consortium Seal A$18.7 Billion Deal to Buy Origin Energy

A consortium of Brookfield Asset Management and MidOcean Energy, the global LNG platform owned and managed by EIG, has agreed to acquire Australia-based integrated power...

March 29, 2023

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Finance and M&A

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Renewable Energy
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Power Ministry Seeks Comments on Draft Consumers Rights Amendment

The Ministry of Power has invited comments from the stakeholders on the draft Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Amendment Rules, 2023. The proposed rules seek to bring...

March 29, 2023

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Renewable Energy
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Railways Issues Empanelment Bids for 12.5 MW Rooftop Solar Projects

West Central Railway has invited bids for state-wise empanelment of agencies to implement rooftop solar projects of 12.5 MW at various locations in Jabalpur, Bhopal, and...

March 29, 2023

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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US Releases Strategy to Deploy 30 GW of Offshore Wind by 2030

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its Offshore Wind Energy Strategy, which targets deploying 30 GW of offshore wind projects by 2030 while spurring $12...

March 30, 2023

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Markets & Policy

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Wind
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Iberdrola to Develop Renewable Projects Around the Globe for Amazon

Spain-based power producer Iberdrola and e-commerce company Amazon have announced a collaboration to develop new wind and solar projects in Europe, the U.S., and...

March 30, 2023

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Other

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Wind
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Tata Power Solar Bags 300 MW Solar Project Worth ₹17.5 Billion from NLC

Tata Power Solar Systems (TPSSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for a 300 MW...

March 30, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar

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Utility Scale
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Railways Issues Empanelment Tender for Rooftop Solar Systems in Two States

South Eastern Railway has invited bids for state-wise empanelment of agencies for the implementation of rooftop solar projects of 2.3447 MW in Odisha and 1.4738 MW in...

March 28, 2023

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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US, Japan Strike Trade Deal on Critical Minerals for EV Batteries

Close on the heels of a similar agreement with the European Union, the United States and Japan have agreed on a trade deal for critical minerals used in clean energy...

March 29, 2023

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Reliance, Tata, and ReNew Among Winners for Solar Module Manufacturing PLI

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has declared the winners who would be eligible to receive a total of ₹139.4 billion (~$1.69 billion) under Tranche II of the...

March 28, 2023

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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EnerVenue to Build Battery Gigafactory in Kentucky

EnerVenue, a California-based company specializing in metal-hydrogen batteries, plans to open a one-million-square-foot battery gigafactory in Shelby County, Kentucky....

March 29, 2023

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Energy Storage

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Finance and M&A
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Government Seeks Comments on Draft Carbon Credit Trading Program

The Union Government has invited comments from the stakeholder on the draft Carbon Credit Trading Program, a part of the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022,...

March 28, 2023

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Wind Capacity Addition to Average at 136 GW Annually in the Next Five Years

Global wind power capacity grew by 9% year-over-year (YoY) to reach 906 GW in 2022, a Global Wind Energy Council report said. During the last year, 77.6 GW of new wind...

March 28, 2023

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Markets & Policy

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Wind
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Gujarat Regulator Allows DISCOM to Procure 1,070 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Power

Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has approved distribution licensee  MPSEZ Utilities’ (MUL) petition to procure 1,070 MW of ISTS-connected wind-solar...

March 28, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy

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