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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Battery Energy Storage Key to India’s Renewable Energy Future

As India’s power grid becomes increasingly complex due to rising renewable energy penetration, the need for a stable grid has never been more pressing. With the...

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Kerala to Mandate Rooftop Solar for Households Consuming 500 Units Electricity

Kerala has announced plans to add 1 GW of utility-scale solar projects and solar parks across the state by 2030 as part of its Draft Power Policy, 2025. It also aims to...

April 10, 2025

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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NTPC REL Invites Bids for Land, Power Evacuation for 230 MW Solar Project

NTPC Renewable Energy (NTPC REL) has invited bids for a land and power evacuation package to develop 230 MW inter-state transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar...

April 9, 2025

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Maharashtra Invites Bids for 1.1 MW Solar Projects at Government Buildings

The Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) has invited bids to commission 1,100 kW of grid-connected ground-mounted and rooftop solar projects with net metering at...

April 9, 2025

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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Akums Drugs Commits to Sustainability, Installs 600 kW Rooftop Solar

Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in India, has taken a step towards sustainability by installing a 600 kW rooftop solar power...

April 9, 2025

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C&I

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Kerala Issues Detailed Roadmap to Develop Floating Solar Projects

The Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT) has issued guidelines to support the development of floating solar projects across Kerala. The...

April 8, 2025

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Floating Solar

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Bihar Floats EPC Tender for 116 MW Solar Project with 241 MWh BESS

Bihar State Power Generation Company (BSPGCL) has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of a 116 MW solar project and a 241 MWh battery...

April 8, 2025

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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NTPC Subsidiary Issues EPC Tender for 6 MW Solar Project in Telangana

NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of a 6 MW (2×3 MW) ground-mounted solar power project for...

April 7, 2025

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Solar

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Tenders & Auctions
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PFC Consulting Invites Bids to Evacuate 2.5 GW Renewable Energy in Madhya Pradesh

PFC Consulting has invited bids to establish an interstate transmission system (ISTS) to evacuate 2,500 MW of renewable energy from the Morena Special Economic Zone in...

April 7, 2025

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Grid

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Tenders & Auctions
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Government Expands Load-Serving Substation Radius to 5 Km in ISTS Projects

The Ministry of Power has introduced amendments to the standard bidding documents for procuring interstate transmission services through a tariff-based competitive...

April 4, 2025

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Andhra Pradesh Retains Last Year’s Electricity Tariffs for FY 2026

The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has announced the tariff for the retail sale of electricity for the financial year (FY) 2026. According to the new...

April 3, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Sarala, Oriana and Pace win KPTCL’s 1 GWh Standalone BESS Auction

Sarala Project Works, Oriana Power, and Pace Digitek are winners in Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation’s (KPTCL) auction to set up 500 MW/1,000 MWh grid-connected...

April 3, 2025

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions
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Karnataka Issues Procedure for Verifying Status of Captive Power Projects

Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued the procedure for data collection, scrutiny and verification of the captive status of power projects and their...

April 3, 2025

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy

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Open Access
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Government Tightens Solar Cell Manufacturing Norms

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has mandated that only solar cells manufactured using undiffused wafers will qualify under the Domestic Content...

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CEA Clarifies Energy Storage Integration Applies Only to Future Solar Tenders

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has clarified that the mandate requiring renewable energy implementing agencies and state utilities to incorporate a minimum...

April 2, 2025

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Energy Storage

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Tenders & Auctions

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