Coal share in India’s electricity mix drops below 50% for the first time since 1966

Coal share in India’s electricity mix drops below 50% for the first time since 1966

Environmental news, India Coal news: Renewable energy accounted for 71.5% of the record 13,669 megawatts (MW) power generation capacity added by India in the first quarter (January-March 2024), while coal’s share (including lignite) of total power capacity dropped below 50% for the first time since the 1960s.

Surge in India’s renewables tendering set to keep coal’s share below 50% in total installed capacity

15 May 2024 (IEEFA South Asia, Ember, and JMK Research): India is rapidly emerging as a renewable energy powerhouse on the world stage with a surge in both capacity addition and tendering to add more plants, as evidenced by a suite of new research reports. The trend points to a more sustainable future for India’s electricity sector, even as the country continued to generate more electricity from its coal-fired plants in recent months.

Coal’s share in total power generation capacity in India dropped below 50% for the first time in several decades in the first quarter of 2024.

Coal’s share in total power generation capacity in India dropped below 50% for the first time in several…