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.
The Union Cabinet has approved Semicon 2.0, the second phase of India’s semiconductor incentive program, with a total budget outlay of ₹1.28 trillion (~$14.9...
The Gujarat government has unveiled its Viksit Gujarat Data Center Policy, which mandates that data center developers source at least 51% of the electricity consumed by...
NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL) has announced the winners of its auction to supply modules for its upcoming 1 GW solar projects in the Lalitpur and Chitrakoot districts...
Bangalore Metallurgical has commissioned a 5.5 MW ground-mounted solar project under the open access model to reduce electricity costs at its facility in Chitradurga,...
Electric vehicle (EV) sales in India reached 837,453 units in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, a year-over-year (YoY) increase of 52.3% over 549,900 units recorded in...
India’s energy storage pipeline has crossed 110 GWh across the under-development and pre-construction stages, according to data from the Mercom India Renewable...
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) introduced minor changes in the retail electricity tariff schedule for the financial year 2026-27, while...
The Northern Regional Power Committee (NRPC) has directed renewable energy developers, inverter original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and power project controller...
The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has approved the proposed energy accounting mechanism and revised power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 275 MW rooftop...
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the implementation timeline of mandatory compliance under the Solar Systems, Devices and Components Goods...
GAIL (India) has invited bids to appoint a project management consultant (PMC) for its proposed 600 MW ground-mounted captive solar power project integrated with a 550...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has approved generation licenses for four solar projects with a combined contracted capacity of 890 MW. The projects were...
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has approved power purchase agreements for 22.4 MW of solar projects under the feeder-level solarization...
Further growth in solar generation without adequate expansion in energy storage will add to grid stress, a working paper released by the Economic Advisory Council to the...
The Mizoram Electricity Regulatory Commission (MZERC) has issued the draft Mizoram Electricity Grid Code, 2026, to govern the planning, connectivity, operation,...
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