Analysis: India’s power-sector emissions flat for two years due to clean-energy surge

Share Article Contents Expand menu Close Flatlining fossils Clean-energy growth matches power demand Which states led the clean-power shift? Fall in oil and gas consumption continues Rapid emission growth from heavy industry continues New investments in coal Outlook for India’s emissions About the data A surge in clean energy has kept carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in check across India’s power sector, with no growth from the first half of 2024 to the same period in 2026.

L auri Myllyvirta, lead analyst at Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA)

This is the first time in more than 50 years that there has been no growth in India’s coal power over a two-year period, even as electricity demand grew overall.

At the same time, both oil and gas consumption have fallen across the nation for two years in a row, helping alleviate the shock of the Hormuz crisis .