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Utpal Bhaskar

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Utpal Bhaskar is Assistant Managing Editor with Mint, and is part of the founding team that launched the newspaper. Widely cited by authors and think-tanks, he leads the policy coverage for Mint and is part of the leadership team. He is a Chevening, and US State Department’s IVLP fellow, and his interest areas include political economy and geo-economics.

ARTICLES BY UTPAL BHASKAR

Rajasthan is the state with the highest installed green energy capacity at 40.40 gigawatt (GW). (Reuters)

Solar Energy Corp pulls up Rajasthan discom for reneging on power sale pact

6 min read . 23 Nov 2025

Welspun New Energy has 1.2GW of contracted capacity. (Bloomberg)

Welspun taps EY for next big clean-energy stake sale of $100 million

3 min read . 18 Nov 2025

India’s playbook involves leveraging the country’s landmass and low solar and wind tariffs to produce low-cost green hydrogen and ammonia for export. File photo: Bloomberg

IFC, Siemens, Fullerton may buy 49% stake in Hygenco in $250 mn deal

5 min read . 16 Nov 2025

Shell recently sold its 49% stake in green energy firm Cleantech Solar to Singapore’s Keppel Ltd, in a deal having an equity value of around $200 million, Mint reported earlier. (istockphoto)

Three years after selling Sprng to Shell, Actis eyes buying it back

5 min read . 06 Nov 2025

Many discoms have chosen to wait for lower tariffs rather than sign PSAs straightaway, holding up the whole process. (AFP)

A mega clean-up is coming for India’s green power pipeline

4 min read . 04 Nov 2025

India's ambitious targets for renewable energy has the sector abuzz with M&A deal activity (Bloomberg)

Keppel acquires Shell’s stake in Cleantech Solar in $200 million deal

4 min read . 21 Oct 2025

Currently, the company has a module manufacturing capacity of 8.5 GW and another 5.1 GW is expected become operational in FY27. Photo: Bloomberg

Avaada Electro files for ₹10,000-crore IPO via confidential route

3 min read . 18 Oct 2025

Terra Clean was set up in May 2024 as a wholly owned unit of Indian Oil and plans to install 5.3GW of renewable energy capacity. (Reuters)

Indian Oil unit Terra Clean in talks to buy 50% stake in Fourth Partner Energy

4 min read . 15 Oct 2025

Vena Energy India portfolio includes an advanced pipeline of 1.25 gigawatts of solar and wind projects. (Representative image: Pixabay)

Morgan Stanley, MUFG launch $1 billion sale of Vena Energy India

4 min read . 14 Oct 2025

EQT has €273 billion in assets under management. Zelestra has a 29GW of global portfolio in 13 countries and has been present in India since 2015. (Reuters)

EQT scraps Zelestra India sale, to invest $600 million

3 min read . 12 Oct 2025

ReNew was in talks with Sembcorp to sell 350 MW solar projects.

ReNew sells 300 MW solar projects to Singapore’s Sembcorp in $190 mn deal

3 min read . 08 Oct 2025

Blackstone, which manages assets of $1.2 trillion globally, has invested $50 billion in India across sectors such as real estate, healthcare, data centers, technology and private equity. (Bloomberg)

Blackstone eyes Zelestra's India ops in $421 mn deal

3 min read . 19 Sept 2025

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (PTI)

Priority to pass on tax cut gains: Sitharaman

5 min read . 06 Sept 2025

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Spending to make up for tax cut this year itself, says Sitharaman

2 min read . 05 Sept 2025

While India restricted Chinese investments, trade continued to grow as India relies on its neighbour to import pharmaceutical raw materials to electronic parts. (AFP)

India explores easier rules to bolster Chinese investments

4 min read . 05 Sept 2025

Alexander Vedyakhin, First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank. (File Photo: Reuters)

Sberbank bets on rupee–rouble trade to power India–Russia ties

4 min read . 03 Sept 2025

Azure Power has a total operational capacity of 3.04 gigawatt. (Reuters)

Azure Power halts search for JV partner in Rajasthan solar power project

5 min read . 24 Aug 2025

Vibrant Energy has come back on the block after Macquarie Asset Management dropped its earlier sale process. (AP)

Six bidders shortlisted for $600 mn Vibrant Energy deal

4 min read . 15 Aug 2025

India currently has no long-term crude oil supply agreement between Russian oil majors such as Rosneft and Indian state-run refiners including Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (IOCL), Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL). The bulk of Russian oil is being procured via spot deals through traders. (Reuters)

India buys more Russian oil—but its rupee-rouble plan isn’t working

5 min read . 11 Jul 2025

In Himachal Pradesh, torrential rains since 20 June triggered cloudbursts, landslides, and flash floods. At least 80 people have died in rain-related incidents, 38 are missing, and more than 120 have been injured. (Photo: PTI)

Climate change is shrinking India’s weather forecast window, says IMD chief

2 min read . 08 Jul 2025