Author: Arjun Joshi

About Arjun Joshi

Arjun Joshi, Staff reporter at Mercom India More articles from Arjun Joshi.
Arjun 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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Karnataka Issues Draft Open Access Regulations 2025

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has released the draft Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Open Access)...

January 20, 2025

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Markets & Policy

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Open Access
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Gujarat Invites Bids for 500 MW/1000 MWh Standalone BESS

The Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) has invited bids to set up 500 MW/1000 MWh standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) under tariff-based competitive bidding...

January 20, 2025

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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Reliance Industries Bags ₹80 Million Transmission Project from RECPDCL

Reliance Industries will acquire a 100% equity stake in Lakadia B Power Transmission from REC Power Development and Consultancy (RECPDCL) for ₹80 million (~$923,782) to...

January 17, 2025

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Grid

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Tenders and Auctions
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Floating Solar on US Reservoirs Could Generate Over 1 TW of Power: NREL

A recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study estimates that floating solar installations on federally controlled reservoirs could generate between 861 and...

January 17, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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EPC Growth Propels Sterling and Wilson to Fourth Straight Profitable Quarter

Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy, the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) arm of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, posted a net profit of ₹171.4 million...

January 16, 2025

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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Andhra Pradesh High Court Rules Solar Projects Liable for 5% GST

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a solar power project does not qualify as a ‘works contract’ taxable at 18% goods and services tax (GST); instead,...

January 15, 2025

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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CERC Reiterates Procedure for Recovery of Legacy Dues in DSM Pool Account

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has reiterated that the approved methodology in the National Load Despatch Centre’s (NLDC) detailed procedure...

January 14, 2025

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Sunsure Raises ₹4 Billion from Aseem Infrastructure for 150 MW Solar Park

Independent power producer Sunsure Energy has secured ₹4.16 billion (~$48.07 million) in long-term debt financing from Aseem Infrastructure Finance to develop a 150 MW...

January 14, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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China to Initiate Anti-Dumping Sunset Review on Polysilicon from US, Korea

China’s Ministry of Commerce has decided to initiate a sunset review investigation into anti-dumping duties applicable to solar-grade polysilicon imports from the...

January 13, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Waaree Energies Acquires Enel Green Power India for ₹7.92 Billion

Solar module manufacturer Waaree Energies has entered into a share purchase agreement with Enel Green Power Development to acquire 100% of the share capital of Enel...

January 13, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Finance and M&A

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Solar

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Wind
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Karnataka High Court Strikes Down Green Energy Open Access Rules

The Karnataka High Court has struck down the Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022, along with the Karnataka Electricity...

January 9, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Chhattisgarh Issues Draft Deviation Settlement Guidelines

The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) has issued the Draft Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Intra-State Deviation...

January 7, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Saudi Arabia Announces Pre-Qualified Bidders for 8,000 MWh BESS Tender

Saudi Arabia has announced the pre-qualification of bidders for its 2,000 MW/8000 MWh battery energy storage systems (BESS) tender under its renewable energy expansion...

January 7, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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IEX Ends 2024 with Record Electricity Trade of 11 BU in December

The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) recorded its highest-ever monthly electricity trading volume of 11,132 MU in December 2024, marking a 29% year-over-year (YoY) increase....

January 6, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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CERC Rejects Tariff for SECI’s 1,000 MWh BESS Project

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has rejected Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) petition to adopt tariffs for its 500 MW/1,000 MWh...

January 3, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions

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