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Arjun Joshi, Staff reporter at Mercom India
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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.
West Bengal Issues Open Access Regulations Including Green Energy
Consumers who have contracted demand or sanctioned load of 100 kW will be eligible to procure green energy through open access in West Bengal, according to the Open Access Regulations, ...
Tender Issued to Solarize 25,000 Agricultural Pumps in Punjab
Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has invited bids to commission 29 solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 53.69 MW and associated transmission lines in the Renewable Energy Service Company ...
Jharkhand Regulator Allows DISCOM to Purchase 700 MW of Solar Power to Fulfil its RPO
Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC) has allowed Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam (JBVNL) to procure 700 MW of Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) connected solar power from Solar Energy Corporation of ...
Industries in Coimbatore to Meet Clean Energy Experts for Solutions to Cut Power Costs
In pursuit of clean energy sources to meet their energy needs, Commercial & Industrial (C&I) entities have resorted to rooftop solar because of its easy availability and the savings on ...
Ministry Amends Guidelines to Procure Round-the-Clock Renewable Power
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has amended the tariff-based competitive bidding process guidelines to procure round-the-clock (RTC) power from grid-connected renewable energy projects. The guidelines were first issued under Section ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: POSCO, Greenko to Produce Green Hydrogen in India
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: POSCO and ZeroC of Greenko (GZC) entered a strategic partnership to produce green hydrogen, ammonia, and other ...
Virescent Infrastructure to Acquire 100 MW of Solar Projects from Jakson Group
Virescent Renewable Energy Trust (VRET), a renewable energy platform backed by the global investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company (KKR) in India, is in the advanced stages of discussions ...
Sri Lanka Invites Bids for a 100 MW Solar Power Project and Transmission Facility
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Power and Energy has invited bids to develop a 100 MW solar power project on a build, own, and operate basis in Siyambalanduwa and construction of ...
Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from Indian Renewable Sector in August 2022
Here is a recap of some of the most important headlines from August 2022: India installed over 3.9 GW of solar capacity in the second quarter (Q2) of the calendar ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: KP Energy to Build Wind Projects for Aditya Birla
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: KP Energy has received an order worth ₹2.22 billion (~$27.89 million) from Aditya Birla Group to develop ...
Kerala Invites Bids for Short-Term Procurement of 340 MW of Solar, Wind and Hydropower
Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has invited bids to procure solar, wind, and hydropower on a short-term basis to meet its Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) target from November 01, 2022, ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Statiq to Invest ₹400 Million in Building EV Charging Infrastructure Across India
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Electric vehicle (EV) charging network company Statiq has plans to invest ₹400 million (~$5.02 million) in building ...
Bids Invited for 600 MW of Solar Projects in Maharashtra
Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MAHAGENCO) has invited bids to set up six solar power projects of 100 MW capacity each in six regions of Maharashtra under the 'Mukhyamantri Saur ...
Bids invited to Set Up a 100 MW Automatic Solar Module Manufacturing Line
Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL), a joint venture between the Union government and the Rajasthan government, has invited bids to set up a 100 MW automatic solar module manufacturing ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: LG and Honda to Produce EV Batteries in the US
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: LG Energy Solution and Honda announced they would establish a joint venture to produce lithium-ion batteries in ...
Rules Issued for Bundling Renewables and Storage With Thermal and Hydropower Projects
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued guidelines for competitive procurement of renewable power by thermal and hydropower generators under the Generation Flexibility Program. The program intends to allow flexibility ...
EPC Tender Issued for a 15 MW Floating Solar Project in Himachal Pradesh
SJVN Green Energy (SGEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN, has invited bids from contractors to set up a 15 MW floating solar project at Nangal Pond in the Bilaspur ...
Average Cost of Large-Scale Solar Projects Up 18% Year-over-Year
The average cost of large-scale solar projects in the second quarter (Q2) of the calendar year (CY) 2022 was ₹45.4 million (~$568,536)/MW, according to Mercom's recently released Q2 2022 India ...
Maharashtra Regulator Grants Extension to a 350 MW Solar Project
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has extended the scheduled commercial operation date of Avaada Sunce Energy's (Avaada) 350 MW solar project by 59 days. The extension was granted because ...
BHEL Floats Tender for the Supply of 2.86 Million Mono PERC Cells
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has floated a tender for supplying 2,860,000 monocrystalline passivated emitter and rear contact (PERC) solar cells. The last date to submit the bids is September ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Power Grid Bags Transmission Project to Evacuate 1 GW of Solar Power
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: REC Power Development and Consultancy (RECPDCL) handed over a project-specific Special Purpose Vehicle formed to construct Neemuch ...
Meeting Renewable Targets and Saving Costs Through Solar Adoption in C&I Segment
Companies in the commercial and Industrial (C&I) segment have significantly turned to renewable energy to meet their energy needs and save money on electricity costs. In many states currently, the ...
Karnataka Regulator Proposes to Reduce Permissible Deviation for Wind & Solar Projects
Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has issued the draft for KERC (Forecasting, Scheduling, Deviation settlement and related matters for Wind and Solar Generation sources) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2022. As per ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Ohmium Partners With Shell India on Green Hydrogen Solutions
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Green hydrogen company Ohmium International is collaborating with Shell India to evaluate hydrogen applications, markets, and project ...
India Adds Over 845 MW of Rooftop Solar in First Half of 2022
India installed over 389 MW of rooftop solar capacity in the second quarter (Q2) of the calendar year (CY) 2022, a decline of 15% compared to 456 MW installed in ...
