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India’s 97 GW Coal Expansion Plan Looks Too Small, Senior Official Says
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OilPrice.com reported on 13 Oct 2026: India’s 97 GW Coal Expansion Plan Looks Too Small, Senior Official Says.
Read the full story on OilPrice.comIndia may need to revise up its planned new coal-fired capacity installations through 2035 amid soaring electricity demand that needs grid stability and flexibility, a senior Indian official said on Tuesday.
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Grids decide whether generation becomes power that homes and businesses can rely on. Generation mix, transmission and distribution losses, and tariffs together shape reliability and the case for investment.
99.9% of people in India had electricity in 2024Countries in this story
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