Author: Garima

About Garima

Garima is a staff reporter with MercomIndia.com covering renewable energy news. Prior to Mercom, Garima worked as a journalist with The Times of India and The New Indian Express. She received her Master’s degree in Environmental Science from the University of Nottingham and PG Diploma degree in journalism from the Times School of Journalism.
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Schools and Colleges are Going Solar and Leading India’s Energy Transformation

Solar – not black coal – is beginning to power classrooms, dormitories and canteens of multitudes of educational institutions across the country. Solar power is heating...

November 5, 2018

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Rooftop

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Solar
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Maharashtra Electricity Commission Dismisses Bagasse-Based Developer’s Petition

The, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has dismissed a petition filed by Olam Agro India Pvt. Ltd. (OAIPL) to directing MSETCL to comply with MERC’s...

November 1, 2018

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Rooftop Solar Commissioning Delay Causes 36% Tariff Reduction in Karnataka

In another case involving delay in commissioning of a solar project, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has declared that the petitioner, a rooftop...

October 31, 2018

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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More Solar Project Commissioning Delay Cases in Telangana Ruled in Favor of Developers

It was a good start of the week for majority of the developers of grid-connected solar projects in Telangana, who had filed petitions, seeking relief due to the delay in...

October 30, 2018

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Get Smart: 5,000 Homes in Varanasi Receive Smart Electricity Meters

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has successfully completed the pilot phase of its satellite-based smart meter project in a village in Varanasi in which 5,000 households...

October 30, 2018

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Grid

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Smart Grid
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Hydro Power Developer Wins Case against Maharashtra Transmission Company

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has passed an order directing the Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd. (MSETCL) to pay a total...

October 29, 2018

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Dispute Over One Day Commissioning Delay Causes 30% Solar Tariff Reduction in Karnataka

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has dismissed a petition filed by Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Private Limited, stating that the solar power...

October 25, 2018

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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NTPC Invites Bids for Battery Charging Station for 50 E-rickshaws in Faridabad

The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has invited bids for setting up battery charging and swapping station for 50 e-rickshaws in Faridabad, Haryana, on pilot...

October 24, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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Levelized Fixed Cost for Bagasse-based Projects in Telangana to be ₹2.23/kWh

The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) has passed an order regarding the determination of generic tariff for bagasse-based power plants in...

October 23, 2018

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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EV Adoption Under FAME Program Lagging in Most States

Electric vehicle sales so far has been inconsistent under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) and Electric Vehicles (FAME) program. While some states have...

October 23, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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Gujarat Invites EoI for Marketing and Distribution of E-Rickshaws

The Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA) has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) for the authorization of manufacturers for marketing and distribution of battery...

October 22, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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Sri Lanka’s Smart Grid Project to Receive $34 Million from France

In an effort to reduce the transmission losses at its state utility Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Sri Lanka is slated to receive ₹2,529 million (~$34.41 million) from...

October 22, 2018

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Grid

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Smart Grid
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TSERC Provides Relief to Solar Developer Awaiting Grid Synchronization

The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) has passed an order asking the state’s distribution licensee to allow the grid synchronization of the...

October 22, 2018

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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CDPQ Increases its Stake in Azure Power to 40%

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a long-term institutional investor, has announced an increase in its stake in Azure Power Global Ltd (Azure Power). Azure...

October 18, 2018

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Karnataka Proposes Reduction in BESCOM’S RPO Target from 13% to 12%

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has proposed changes to the regulations passed in 2011 with regards to the procurement of energy from renewable...

October 18, 2018

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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