Coal To Remain India’s Main Energy Source For At Least 30 Years, Govt Confirms
Posted: May 18, 2017 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentIN thirty years time, windmills and solar panels will stand as rusting icons of the folly of deep-green madness during an era of climate change insanity.
Smart India.
By Paul Homewood
From GWPF:
Coal will remain India’s main energy source for the next three decades although its share will gradually fall as the country pushes renewable power generation, according to a government report seen by Reuters.
The country is the world’s third-largest coal producer and the third-biggest greenhouse gas emitter. It depends on coal for about three-fifths of its energy needs and aims to double its output to 1.5 billion tonnes by 2020.
By 2047, however, coal’s share of India’s energy mix would shrink to 42-48 percent, from about 58 percent in 2015, the report, which has yet to be made public, showed.
“India would like to use its abundant coal reserves as it provides a cheap source of energy and ensures energy security as well,” the report said.
According to the Reuters report, the country is the world’s third-largest coal producer and the third-biggest greenhouse gas…
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