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[–] ardvarcus ago 

This is bullshit. Solar will never be as cheap as coal, and doesn't work in the dark. India needs coal power. It isn't going anywhere. Somebody pulled this story out of their ass.

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[–] Yuke ago 

That's not quite what the International Energy Agency's annual coal report says:

While this year is on track for biggest decline ever for coal power, that is mostly due to high growth in hydroelectricity and relatively low electricity demand in India and China, said Carlos Fernandez Alvarez, senior energy analyst at the Paris-based IEA.

Despite the drop, global coal consumption is likely to rise over the coming years, driven by demand in India, China and Southeast Asia. Power generation from coal rose almost 2% in 2018 to reach an all-time high, remaining the world’s largest source of electricity.

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[–] voats4goats ago 

What they dont tell you is they are incinerating poo instead one of India's chief domestic products

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[–] lord_nougat ago 

India hardly needs coal when they have all that street-poop to burn.

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[–] derram 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

https://archive.ph/wip/QHjbm :

2019-12-17 | Good news for climate change: India gets out of coal | National Observer

'Several developments have come into play at once, that together have made for this startling, climate-friendly transformation of India’s energy policy. '

'As India benefits from the shift to domestic renewable energy, other emerging market nations are watching, keen to leverage the same benefits for their own countries. '

'Domestic renewable energy specialists were also bidding. '

'This high investor interest allowed the government of India to select the lowest-cost bids, ultimately benefitting India’s electricity consumers. '

'The national electricity grid is showing signs of serious congestion from the rapid influx of intermittent renewable energy generation. '


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