by Energy Ministry Declares Moratorium on New Coal Capacity While Demand Continues Growing Quietly
New Delhi In a bold declaration that demonstrates either visionary energy planning or spectacular magical thinking, India announced it has no immediate plans to add coal power capacity beyond 2035a statement equivalent to saying “we’re not buying any more food next decade” while currently serving the world’s second-largest meal.
The official statement, delivered with the confidence of someone who hasn’t looked at India’s energy demand trajectory, came as the nation continues to grapple with peak summer electricity demand and structural energy shortages that conveniently ignore government policy declarations.
India’s commitment to clean energy is admirable. India’s reliance on coal to generate electricity remains… extensive. The logic appears to be: “By 2035, renewable energy will have solved everything, so we don’t need to actually plan for the transition.” This is approximately as realistic as hoping your electricity bill pays itself.
The statement is technically accurateIndia has “no immediate plans” because making such plans might require admitting that renewable energy deployment isn’t scaling fast enough to replace coal generation. Instead, officials prefer announcing ambitions and hoping engineers figure out implementation details.
Clean energy funding continues with government support for solar, wind, and hydrogen projects, which is excellent. However, hoping renewable capacity magically materializes while simultaneously declaring coal moratoriums requires faith that energy economics operate differently for India than everywhere else.
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