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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

India wastes 1.8 billion units of renewable power amid shortages and dwindling coal stocks: Report

India turned away nearly 1.8 billion units of renewable electricity in July and August, even as it grappled with power shortages and dwindling coal stocks at power plants during a period of record electricity demand, a report showed on Monday.

About 4.2% of total solar generation could not be absorbed by the grid in July and August, highlighting inadequate transmission infrastructure, data from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) showed.

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