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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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CTUIL Warns of Power Grid Congestion Without Demand-Led Planning

India’s national power transmission utility has stressed that grid expansion must align with realistic demand growth and resource adequacy planning rather than by...

February 6, 2026

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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CEA Reviews Grid-Forming Inverter Capacity as Renewables Expand

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has begun assessing the manufacturing capacity of grid-forming inverters (GFM) in India, in light of the increasing share of...

February 4, 2026

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Solar Module Export Hopes Rekindle on US-India Trade Agreement

The announcement of the U.S.-India trade deal, under which Indian exports will attract a 18% tariff instead of 25%, is expected to bring relief to Indian solar exporters....

February 3, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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WTO Backs China, Directs US to Roll Back Clean Energy Subsidies

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has held that the clean energy subsidies introduced by the U.S. under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are inconsistent with its...

February 2, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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In Temporary Cheer for Solar Sector, Silver Prices Crash After Months-long Rally

Global silver prices crashed at the end of last week, ending a sustained six-month rally driven by demand, safe-haven buying, and inventory dips in China. In one of the...

February 2, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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CEA Flags Non-Standard Transformer Ratings in State Utility Tenders

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has directed all state power utilities to strictly follow the ratings prescribed by it while floating tenders for transformers...

January 30, 2026

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Dispatchable Power Key to Support Industrialization: Economic Survey

India must approach the coming decade not as a climate policy problem in isolation, but as a broader energy system strategy that sequences the transition in line with...

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Strong Solar Buildout Pushes China’s Power Capacity to 3,890 GW

China added 311 GW of solar and 119 GW of wind power capacity in 2025, according to data released by the National Energy Administration (NEA). These additions were the...

January 29, 2026

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Solar

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Wind
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US Slaps Countervailable Duties on Select Chinese Solar Cell Companies

The U.S. Department of Commerce has imposed countervailable duties on select crystalline silicon cells, whether or not assembled into modules, imported from China during...

January 28, 2026

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Technology
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Hejamadi Toll Plaza in Karnataka Showcases Hybrid Renewables for Highways

A toll plaza in Karnataka has installed a wind-solar hybrid renewable energy system, demonstrating the potential of decentralized hybrid models for highway and transport...

January 27, 2026

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Consumers

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Solar

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Wind
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Ddev Plastiks Ventures into BESS Manufacturing with 5 GWh Initial Capacity

Kolkata-based Ddev Plastiks, a manufacturer of specialty compounds, has announced a foray into battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturing with initial plans to...

January 16, 2026

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Grid India Proposes Grid-Forming Capability for 50 MW+ BESS Installations

A Grid Controller of India (Grid-India) discussion paper has proposed that all new battery energy storage system (BESS) installations of 50 MW and above should...

January 2, 2026

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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KPI Green Secures ₹1.28 Billion Green Hydrogen Project from NTPC

Renewable energy solutions company KPI Green Energy has received three orders from NTPC for the plasma gasification-based green hydrogen generation project from...

December 26, 2025

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Exide Increases Investment in its Battery Manufacturing Arm by ₹1.8 Billion

Exide Industries has invested ₹1.8 billion (~$20.04 million) in its battery manufacturing arm, Exide Energy Solutions (EESL), by subscribing to the subsidiary’s...

December 26, 2025

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Energy Storage

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Finance and M&A
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GE Vernova Wins HVDC Contract for Adani’s 2.5 GW Renewable Energy Corridor

Energy equipment manufacturer GE Vernova’s electrification systems business has won a contract from Adani Energy Solutions to supply high-voltage direct current (HVDC)...

December 23, 2025

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Grid

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