India’s annual installations of new coal-fired power capacity hit 4 gigawatts (GW) in 2024, flat on the five-year high of 2023 and the highest level since 2019, according to official government figures. India, where coal meets more than 70% of the power generation, has kept its coal capacity additions this year near the 2023 levels, per data from the country’s Central Electricity Authority cited by Bloomberg on Thursday. India plans to add as much as 90 GW of coal capacity by 2032 as it looks to meet its surging power demand with reliable…
