India’s Stranded Coal Assets

How government interventions are propping up coal power. The five major drivers of asset stranding in India’s coal power value chain are: the cost competitiveness of renewable energy alternatives; financial distress in distribution companies; air pollution regulation; water scarcity; and coal shortages. Sources: Leah Worrall, Shelagh Whitley, Vibhuti Garg, Srinivas Krishnaswamy and Christopher Beaton