India plans to further expand its thermal power fleet, the power minister Raj Kumar Singh announced, amid an unexpected rise in demand.
The nation intends to add almost 88 gigawatts of new capacity by early 2032, the minister said in parliament on Thursday, a 63% increase from a previous plan published in May.
Coal is likely to account for the lion’s share of this expansion, as gas-fired electricity generation is currently unviable due to the high costs of the fuel. About 25 gigawatts of gas-based electricity plants operated at just 15% capacity so far this fiscal year, ministry data show.
