Thermal coal flat-lines in faltering economy, power from non-coal sources continues to grow

When economies stumble, slackening electricity demand is a very common symptom, and in India’s case, the current rapid decline is quite specific to coal, finds researcher Dr Charles Worringham. Collectively, power from all non-coal sources grew by about 24,000 gigawatt hour or 8.4 per cent to the end of October 2019.

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