India to halt building new coal plants in 2022
Dec 16, 2016· India needs no extra coal power stations until at least 2027, according to the government''s latest draft National Electricity Plan. The plan, released by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for public consultation, makes no room for further generation capacity beyond the 50GW coal fleet that is under construction.. The plan covers two fiveyear periods beginning in 2017 and 2022.