India’s Government launched its 9th round of commercial auctions for its coal mines on Wednesday, as the country looks to boost domestic production of the fossil fuel to meet increasing energy demand. The auction will see 26 mines from four states offered out; 12 in Madhya Pradesh, eight in Chhattisgarh, five in Jharkhand and one in…
India was one of the advocates for holding a global stocktake exercise and has offered to host the second global stocktake, COP33. In the preparation of next Nationally Determined Contributions 2025-2030, India should conduct a national stocktake and go granular in its planning for meeting its own renewable and energy efficiency goals. State-level commitments are…
India expects to add a large chunk of coal-fired power capacity in 2024, which will be the largest yearly rise in its coal fleet in at least six years. Indian utilities will bring online coal power plants with a combined capacity of 13.9 gigawatts (GW) this year, India’s power ministry told Reuters in a statement…