Climate Politics
India Plans to Keep Adding Coal Power Capacity as Demand Surges
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India will continue to build more coal-fired power capacity to feed its booming energy demand even as it expands renewable generation.
The nation, one of the world’s top carbon emitters, has about 27 gigawatts of coal-based power plants under construction and another 24 gigawatts capacity is in pre-construction stages, according to Power Minister Raj Kumar Singh.