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About Nagaraj

B.S. Nagaraj, Senior Editor at Mercom India More articles from B.S. Nagaraj.
Nagaraj BharadwajB.S. Nagaraj is a Senior Editor at Mercom India. Nagaraj is an experienced journalist and has held senior roles in publications like The Indian Express and Deccan Herald, and Qatar Tribune. He has also worked for business advisory and risk management consulting firms in New Delhi. More articles from B.S. Nagaraj.

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Indian Grid Authorities Call for Action to Prevent Spain-Type Power Blackout

Electricity grid authorities in India have called for a series of actions to prevent an Iberian Peninsula-type blackout disrupting power supply for hours on April 28,...

September 17, 2025

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Grid

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Market & Policy

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Renewable Energy

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Utilities
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China Targets 180 GW of Energy Storage Capacity by 2027

China has set a target to install over 180 GW of energy storage capacity by 2027, up from 95 GW as of June this year. The capacity addition will involve an investment of...

September 16, 2025

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Energy Storage

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Large Scale

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Market & Policy
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MNRE Proposes ALMM for Wafers, Ingots in Solar Backward Integration Push

Accelerating its push for creating domestic manufacturing capacities across the solar value chain, the government has proposed mandating the use of India-made wafers...

September 15, 2025

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Manufacturing

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Transmission System Delay Stalls Evacuation of 8.1 GW Renewables in Rajasthan

A delay of over 18 months in commissioning a transmission system strengthening program has created bottlenecks for evacuating 8.1 GW of power from a renewable energy...

September 15, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Grid

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Renewable Energy
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Europe’s Solar Industry Wants CBAM Extended to Module and Tracker Imports

Solar component imports into Europe could become more expensive if a proposal to extend the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to solar modules, trackers, and...

September 12, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Markets & Policy

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Modules

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Solar
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PM Surya Ghar Installations to Touch 5 Million After Utility-led Model Launch

The government has recently approved a power utility-led model under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, which will rapidly increase rooftop solar installations, said...

September 11, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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USITC Votes to Go Ahead with Probe into Solar Imports from India

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to continue its investigations of imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled...

September 1, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Market & Policy

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Solar
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NLC India Commissions 52.83 MW of 300 MW Solar Project in Rajasthan

Government-owned lignite mining and power generation company NLC India has commissioned the first phase of a 300 MW solar power project with a capacity of 52.83 MW at...

August 28, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Solar

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Utility Scale
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Supply Chain Shortages and Inflation Delay Power Transmission Projects

India’s power transmission sector is staring at supply chain shortages and higher procurement costs due to a high demand for transformers and other critical transmission...

August 28, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Solar

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T&D
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US Struggles with Transformer Supply Shortages

Power and distribution transformers in the U.S. are seeing supply deficits of 30% and 6% respectively, based on annual supply and demand estimates, according to a Wood...

August 28, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Union Government Must Fund States to Meet India’s 2030 Clean Energy Target

If India must install 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based energy capacity by 2030, the states would require a cumulative grant of ₹140.64 billion (~$1.6 billion) every year...

August 22, 2025

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Insurance Market Primed to Cover Hybrid and Battery Storage Project Risks: Interview

In an interview on the sidelines of the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2025, held on July 24 and 25 in New Delhi, Jonas Dalsgaard, Chief Commercial Officer (Sustainable...

August 19, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Nikhil Kamath Invests ₹1.37 Billion in Module Manufacturer Goldi Solar

Entrepreneur and investor Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of online stock broking firm Zerodha, has invested ₹1.37 billion (~$15.68 million) in solar module manufacturer Goldi...

August 18, 2025

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Solar Cell Demand Can be Met with a Short Deadline Extension if Needed: Interview

In an interview on the sidelines of the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2025 held in New Delhi on July 24 and 25, 2025, Avinash Hiranandani, Vice Chairman and Managing...

August 18, 2025

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Manufacturing

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Modules

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Solar
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Disruptions from Inclusion of Solar Cells in ALMM Unlikely: Interview

In an interview on the sidelines of the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2025, Suhas Donthi, President and CEO at Emmvee Photovoltaic Power, spoke at length about the...

August 14, 2025

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Manufacturing

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Solar

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