New DelhiCoal power added zero growth in two years.
That breaks a 50-year pattern in India’s coal-heavy grid.
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air analysts found clean energy met all of India’s 7% demand growth over two years, adding 63 terawatt-hours.
India’s total emissions still rose 3.7% in the same period as steel and cement output kept climbing.
How each outlet framed it
- Carbon Brief
- maps 50-year milestone: zero coal growth 2024-2026; 77 GW solar added met 60% demand growth, equivalent to Switzerland's total annual demand
Sources: Carbon Brief