India Shelves Plans for New Coal Plants, Shifts Focus to Renewable Energy and Storage

The Indian government will not consider proposals for new coal plants for the next five years.
The government's focus will be on growing India's renewable energy sector instead.
India aims to reach net zero emissions by 2070 and install 500 gigawatts of clean energy by 2030.
The new plan proposes building more than 8,600 megawatts of battery energy storage systems rather than new coal plants.
While the plan says new coal plants may be considered after 2027, India's priorities are clearly shifting to clean energy.