Coal-fired generation to increase in China and India, while decline in the US and the EU

According to this latest report, coal-fired generation is set to increase in China and India, while decline in the US and the EU. India recorded a 3.8% increase in coal-fired generation in H1 2023, boosted by strong demand growth amid reduced hydropower output (- 8%). With heat waves expected to cause surges in peak demand due to increased cooling, the government ordered coal plants to run at full capacity from 16 March to 30 September 2023 to increase security of supply. This order is expected to especially affect coal plants that use imported coal and were not operating at full […]