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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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Adani’s $409 Million Green Bond Issue Receives Over $3 Billion Bids

Adani Green Energy’s $409 million 18-year tenor green bond offer was oversubscribed seven times, receiving bids for over $3 billion. The bonds will bear interest from...

March 5, 2024

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Finance and M&A
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Jindal and Hygenco Open Green Hydrogen Facility at Steel Plant in Haryana

India’s first green hydrogen project in the stainless steel sector was inaugurated by Union Minister for Steel Jyotiraditya Scindia at Jindal Stainless in Hisar, Haryana....

March 5, 2024

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Renewable Energy
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US Senators Call for Incentivizing Domestic Production of Solar Wafers

A group of U.S. senators has asked Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to ensure that domestic production of wafers and polysilicon used in the manufacturing of solar...

March 4, 2024

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Jupiter to Set Up 1.2 GW Solar Cell Manufacturing Facility in Odisha

Kolkata-headquartered solar cell and module manufacturer Jupiter International is setting up a 1.2 GW solar cell manufacturing facility in Odisha. Work on the plant, to...

February 26, 2024

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Manufacturing

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Seek Deferment of CBAM by Three Years, Parliamentary Panel Tells Government

A parliamentary committee has asked the government to seek postponement of the application of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to the Micro,...

February 16, 2024

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Renewable Energy
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Module Maker Alpex Solar to Use IPO Proceeds to Expand Manufacturing

Greater Noida-based solar module manufacturer Alpex Solar’s ₹745 million (~$8.9 million) maiden initial public offering (IPO) of 6.48 million equity shares was...

February 13, 2024

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Manufacturing

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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India’s 500 GW Non-fossil Energy Target Moved to 2031-32

The government has moved the target year to install 500 GW of non-fossil energy capacity to 2031-32 from 2030, Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy R...

February 9, 2024

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Residential Rooftop Solar Subsidy to be Increased to 60%: R K Singh

Free electricity will be provided for households with a consumption of less than 300 units a month by installing rooftop solar systems on their homes, according to an...

February 5, 2024

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Rooftop

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Solar
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2024 Likely to be Watershed Year for Smart Metering in Power Sector: Interview

Smart meters are a critical component of the government’s power sector reforms and are expected to contribute significantly to improving the billing and collection...

January 30, 2024

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Grid

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Other
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Temple Town of Ayodhya Goes Green with a Slew of Solar Initiatives

The temple town of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh is set to go green in a big way, with a 40 MW solar power project likely to become fully operational by March 2024 and a...

January 11, 2024

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Waaree to Raise ₹30 Billion via IPO to Fund Solar Module Facility

Mumbai-based solar module manufacturer Waaree Energies has filed draft papers with the market regulator to raise ₹30 billion (~$361 million) in an initial public...

December 29, 2023

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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China Bans Export of Rare Earths Extraction and Processing Technology

In yet another move to protect its control over clean energy supply chains, China has banned the export of technology to extract and process some rare earth metals. The...

December 26, 2023

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Renewable Energy
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COP28 Settles for Milder ‘Transitioning Away’ Versus ‘Phase-out’ of Fossil Fuels

World leaders settled for a weaker text that spoke of ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels instead of a more definitive ‘phase-out’ at the COP28 climate summit in...

December 19, 2023

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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IREDA Launches Loans Program for Rooftop Solar, PM-KUSUM Consumers

The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has launched its retail division with an emphasis on providing loans in the Business-to-Consumer (B2C) sector. The...

December 8, 2023

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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop

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Solar
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India Says No to Pledge to Triple Renewables and Phase Down Coal at COP28

India has not endorsed a pledge signed by over 118 countries at the ongoing COP28 summit in Dubai to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030, as doing so would have...

December 5, 2023

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Renewable Energy

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