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India will need 51,000 MW additional coal-based capacity by FY32 to meet growing power demand: National Electricity Plan

The NEP indicates that coal will remain important in ensuring India's energy security and energy transition, while keeping tariffs affordable, as battery storage systems remain expensive. However, the growth of renewable energy is going to be steeper than coal till 2032.

Sweta Goswami

May 31, 2023 / 21:15 IST

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The government wants coal-fired power plants to act as a medium for energy transition to renewables till the time storage systems become affordable.

Sweta Goswami

first published: May 31, 2023 09:08 pm

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India will need 51,000 MW additional coal-based capacity by FY32 to meet growing power demand: National Electricity Plan

The NEP indicates that coal will remain important in ensuring India's energy security and energy transition, while keeping tariffs affordable, as battery storage systems remain expensive. However, the growth of renewable energy is going to be steeper than coal till 2032.

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