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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Uttar Pradesh Regulator Approves Tariffs for 72 MW KUSUM Solar Projects

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) approved the tariffs and the execution of 25 power purchase agreements (PPA) for grid-connected solar power...

December 17, 2025

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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NTPC Green Commissions 243.7 MW Capacity at Khavda-I Solar Project

NTPC Green Energy (NGEL) has commissioned 243.66 MW of the 1,255 MW Khavda-I Solar Project in Gujarat. The project is being executed under Phase II Tranche III of the...

December 17, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar

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Utility Scale
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GEM Enviro to Acquire Majority Stake in Solluz Energy for ₹50 Million

Waste management agency GEM Enviro Management’s board of directors has approved the acquisition of a 50.10% equity stake in Solluz Energy for a cash consideration of ₹50...

December 17, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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France Awards 507 MW of Solar Projects in Fourth Renewables Auction

France’s Ministry of Energy Transition has awarded a combined capacity of 507.7 MW across 36 solar projects under the fourth round of its technology-neutral renewables...

December 16, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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SECI Invites Bids for 8.9 MW Rooftop Solar Projects at Navodaya Vidyalayas

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids to set up 8,900 kW of grid-connected rooftop solar projects on Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya’s buildings under...

December 15, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Rooftop

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Arunachal Electricity Regulator Issues Draft Deviation Settlement Guidelines

The Arunachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APSERC) has issued the draft Deviation Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters Regulations, 2025, to establish...

December 15, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Industry Welcomes Government Push For Upstream-Focused Solar Lending

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) recent advisory to banks and financial institutions, calling for prudence in lending to standalone solar module...

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Enfros, Solar Optimised, Arka, Kalpana Construction Win SECI’s 3.8 MW Solar Auction

Enfros Solutions, Solar Optimised Line, Arka Sustainable Energy Solutions, and Kalpana Construction Company won Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) auction to set...

December 12, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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CTUIL Issues Draft Rules for Changing Renewable Energy Source for ISTS Projects

The Central Transmission Utility of India (CTUIL) has released a draft procedure for renewable energy developers seeking to change the declared energy source of their...

December 12, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Long-Duration Utility-Scale BESS Project Cost Drops to $125/kWh: Ember

The capital cost for long-duration (4 hours or more) utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in markets outside China and the U.S. reached roughly $125/kWh...

December 12, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Krishna Milk Union to Halve Energy Bills with 650 kW Rooftop Solar System

Krishna Milk Union (KMU), an Andhra Pradesh’s dairy cooperative, has commissioned a 650 kW rooftop solar installation at its plant in Veeravalli, Krishna District,...

December 11, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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C&I

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Solar
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Energy Efficiency Solutions Firm Smart Joules Raises $10 Million

Energy efficiency solutions provider Smart Joules has raised $10 million in Series B funding led by SVL SME Neev II Fund managed by SBI Ventures, Waaree Renewable...

December 11, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Efficiency

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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China’s Record Low Silver Inventory Raises Global Solar Supply Chain Risk

China’s long role as an invisible stabilizer in the silver market is starting to break down. For years, whenever the West ran short of metal, flows from China quietly...

December 11, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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TNERC Approves TNGECL’s 1,000 MWh Battery Storage Power Purchase

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has approved Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation’s (TNGECL) purchase of 1,000 MWh of power from battery energy...

December 10, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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CERC Issues Key Relaxations to Ease Implementation of GNA Regulations

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued clarifications to address the difficulties flagged by renewable energy developers in implementing the...

December 9, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy

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