India still a long way from cutting its dependence on coal-fired plants

India is the world's second-largest coal-producing nation (770 million tonnes per annum) and coal accounts for 50 per cent of the 407.79 Gw of electricity generation in the country

Of India’s existing coal-fired power capacity, 21.18 per cent was added after the 2015 Paris Climate Accords. Although China added about fivefold that of India’s capacity in the same period, it still made up 18.5 per cent of its current operating capacity of 1,074.1 gigawatt (Gw).
 

India submitted its enhanced climate targets for 2030 to the UN in August — two of which include reducing the total carbon intensity of its GDP by 45 per cent by 2030 (from 2005 levels) and achieving a 50 per cent installed electric power capacity through non-fossil sources by 2030. Data, however, shows that