Coal to Dominate India Power to 2030 Despite Renewables Boost
- Half of nation’s eletricity may come from coal, down from 72%
- Non-fossil fuels may be 65% of capacity, but 48% of generation
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Coal may account for half of India’s power generation in 2030 despite a boom in solar and wind energy projects, according to analysis by the country’s power-planning body.
The assessment, released Monday by the nation’s Central Electricity Authority, highlights that the nation has a large existing fleet of coal plants and that there’s a mismatch between peak periods of demand and output from renewables. That will leave a big role for the most-polluting fuel in the nation’s future electricity mix.