Two - thirds of existing Indian coal generation is now more expensive than solar or wind generation, and keeping these power plants running costs India billions every year, according to Greenpeace research comparing CEA 2015 - 2016
coal power generation data to new renewable energy project bids.
Not exact matches
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Recently published electric
power data show that, for the first time since EIA began collecting the
data,
generation from natural gas - fired plants is virtually equal to
generation from
coal - fired plants, with each fuel providing 32 % of total
generation.
After an equal share of electric
power was generated from
coal and natural gas in April 2012, EIA's most recent preliminary
data through March 2013 show
coal has generated 40 % or more of the nation's electricity each month since November 2012, with natural gas fueling about 25 % of
generation during the same period.