Why India is still dependent on coal as UK shovels fossil fuel out

South Asian nation is shifting to clean energy but it is not phasing out the fossil fuel yet

This report has been updated

The United Kingdom (UK) last week shut down its last coal-fired power plant, becoming the first among G7 nations to stop using the fuel for electricity. The UK has met its goal of ending all coal-fired power generation a year earlier than target.

By adopting gas power and penalising carbon emissions, the country gradually reduced its use of coal. It has not added any coal-fired capacity since the beginning of this century. Compare that to China which since 2000 has accounted for 69 per cent of the 1588.5 gigawatt (Gw) coal-powered