Author: Nagaraj
The government recently told Parliament that over 5,400 power sector cases are pending before electricity sector regulators and the courts. Cases involving the Ministry...
Over 105 GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity is expected to be in place in India by 2029-30, according to data from the Central Electricity Authority...
India’s renewable energy capacity is expanding faster than the transmission infrastructure needed to evacuate it, driving demand for transformers, substations, and...
The Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) mandate for solar ingots and wafers will take effect on June 1, 2028. As India expands its upstream solar...
India could face a shortage of TOPCon solar cells over the next six to nine months as domestic manufacturing capacity catches up with module capacity, according to...
An overwhelming majority of rooftop solar systems installed under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana are above 3 kW, according to statistics furnished by the...
India’s power sector is undergoing a rapid transformation with the share of renewables surging, the emergence of new technologies, and evolving business models....
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has recommended the use of 100% grid-forming (GFM) inverters in all future battery energy storage system (BESS) projects to...
The lithium carbonate market has remained highly volatile this year amid expectations of stronger global supply of the key battery material. Lithium carbonate futures in...
The Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) mandate for solar cells, which came into effect on June 1, 2026, is one of the most widely discussed topics in...
Repeated busbar protection failures have triggered several transmission disturbances simultaneously across the northern grid recently, prompting the Northern Regional...
Recent moves by private players to acquire power distribution licenses have once again brought the debate over the privatization of distribution companies (DISCOMs) to...
Peak Energy has announced it will set up a facility to manufacture up to 4 GWh of grid-scale sodium-ion battery energy storage systems annually, in Sacramento,...
LONGi Green Energy has started commercial production at a 21 GW back-contact solar cell facility in China using copper-based metallization technology, replacing the use...
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has proposed change to the way coal-fired power plants are scheduled and assessed for ramping operations, considering the...
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B.S. Nagaraj, Senior Editor at Mercom India














