{
  "id": 8226915,
  "title": "India’s Clean Energy Boom Halts Coal Power Growth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/indias-clean-energy-boom-halts-coal-power-growth",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T10:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Indias-Clean-Energy-Boom-Halts-Coal-Power-Growth.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India witnessed a significant halt in coal power growth between 2024 and 2026, marking the first time in over 50 years that coal power generation remained stable, according to a new analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) for Carbon Brief. This period also saw the largest increase in non-fossil power generation on record in India, with lead analyst Lauri Myllyvirta noting the substantial rise. The clean energy boom resulted in India experiencing no growth in coal power generation over a two-year span, even as overall electricity demand surged. Despite this, India continues to invest heavily in fossil fuels, with plans for new coal power capacity, conversion of coal-to-chemicals, and boosting domestic coking coal production for the steel sector. As of June 2026, 43 gigawatts (GW) of coal power capacity were under construction in India. Coal-fired capacity installations remain on the rise, and coal continues to play a crucial role in India's electricity mix, accounting for about two-thirds of total power output. Despite the surge in renewable capacity, India remains largely dependent on coal to meet most of its power demand, especially to avoid blackouts during severe heat waves. Rajnath Ram, an adviser for energy at the government policy think tank NITI Aayog, acknowledged that coal will continue to be a key part of India's power system for the next two decades, emphasizing the need for sustainable use of the resource.",
  "summary": "India’s coal power generation did not grow between the first half of 2024 and the first half of 2026, for the first such two-year period in over 50 years in which coal power has remained flat in the world’s second-largest coal consumer, a new analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) for Carbon Brief showed. “The period from the first half of 2024 to the first half of…",
  "key_points": [
    "Coal power growth halted in India from 2024 to 2026, first time in over 50 years.",
    "Largest increase in non-fossil power generation recorded in India's history.",
    "India plans new coal power capacity, conversion of coal-to-chemicals."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}