India’s Coal Use Could Double by 2050

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India's coal demand is projected to more than double by 2050 under current policies, with long-term demand potentially reaching 2.615 billion tons.

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India’s coal demand could more than double by 2050 from current levels under current policies, a new report by NITI Aayog, the policy think tank of the Indian government, showed on Tuesday. Under the Current Policy Scenario (CPS), coal demand in India is forecast to rise even through 2070, according to the projections. In this scenario, long-term demand could more than double to 2.615 billion tons by 2050, up from 1.256 billion tons in 2025, the think tank’s analysis found. If India keeps the current policies, coal demand will be higher…

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