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Ira Menon
Climate and energy reporter
Ira Menon covers climate policy, energy transition, and infrastructure shifts shaping the next decade.
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Recent stories by Ira Menon
Climate and EnergyNuclear and Baseload
India small modular reactors are gaining attention as Tata Power, policy planners and US-India nuclear talks bring firm clean power into industrial planning.
Ira MenonMay 22, 202613 min read
Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story
Climate and EnergyEV and Clean Transport
India's April EV sales surged, but public charging access, charger reliability and home-charging limits now decide how fast clean transport can move beyond early adopters.
Ira MenonMay 18, 202612 min read
Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story
Climate and EnergyBattery and Storage
SoftBank's Sakai battery plan turns AI data-center power demand into a manufacturing, grid-storage, and supply-chain question for Japan.
Ira MenonMay 13, 202612 min read
Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story
Climate and EnergyGrid Demand
Australia's May 12 data-centre policy push ties AI power demand to new renewables, storage, grid flexibility, and tougher connection questions.
Ira MenonMay 12, 202614 min read
Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story
Climate and EnergyGrid Demand
NERC’s rare Level 3 alert turns AI data-center power swings into a dated reliability problem for grid planners, utilities, and large-load developers.
Ira MenonMay 9, 202612 min read
Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story
Climate and EnergyGrid Demand
AI data centers are forcing utilities and regulators to decide how flexible load, clean power, and customer protections can hold down grid costs.
Ira MenonMay 5, 202614 min read
Energy transition, infrastructure pressure, and climate-linked business shifts.Read story