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India power emissions flat 2 years as clean energy rises
The Hindu BusinessLine··17 Sept
India's power-sector emissions did not rise from the first half of 2024 to the same period in 2026, CREA analysis said. Clean energy met all of a 7 percent rise in electricity demand, adding 63 terawatt-hours. Overall emissions still rose 3.7 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2026 on steel, cement and other industry growth.
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What It Means For You
- CREA said this was the first time in more than 50 years that coal power did not expand over two years.
- Steel and cement emissions grew 8 percent year-on-year and reached a 23 percent share of India's CO2.
- Continued clean-energy growth would need grid upgrades, storage and more flexible coal plants, CREA said.
What's Happening
- Solar grew by 44 TWh, with wind 13 TWh, nuclear 7 TWh and hydro 8 TWh over the two-year span.
- Analysts Lauri Myllyvirta and Anubha Aggarwal released the findings on Thursday.
- The report said fossil industries still pursue new coal capacity and coal-to-chemicals plans.
The Demand Gap Clean Energy Filled
- Non-fossil generation recorded its largest increase on record for India in the period, CREA said.
- Electricity demand grew even as power-sector emissions stayed flat across the two years.
- Steel and cement growth was linked in part to higher real-estate investment in the second quarter.
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