India focuses on renewables
A major investment in renewable energy helped India get through its highest-demand electricity season without major blackouts. Hydro, wind, and solar power provided 25.4% of electricity needs in October, compared to 22.8% the October before. That, together with improved coal stocks, resulted in a 5% supply shortfall, compared to 11% last year, despite comparable demand. “Massive deployment of renewables is beginning to slow the growth in demand for coal-fired generation” in India, Reuters reports.
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