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Is India’s Coal Power Sector Set To Crash? 65% Of Existing Coal Generation Costs More Than New Wind Or Solar

February 7, 2018 by Energy Innovation

Is India’s Coal Power Sector Set To Crash? 65% Of Existing Coal Generation Costs More Than New Wind Or Solar

King Coal’s reign in India is about to come crashing down . Coal supplied 80% of India’s total power mix in 2016-2017, but economics have flipped the country’s energy equation – new renewable energy is now cheaper to build than running most existing coal-fired power plants. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coal, Renewables, Solar Power, Utilities, Wind Tagged With: coal generation, energy crash, energy generation, energy policy, Energy Transition, india, India coal, India energy policy, power sector, wind and solar

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