Solar energy output growth slows in September
The Hindu
Growth in solar energy is critical this year as the country’s solar energy generation growth slowed to 24.75% in September amid coal crisis
The country's solar energy output growth slowed in September, a Reuters analysis of government data showed, at a time when coal-fired utilities are facing a shortage of a fuel that accounts for more than 70% of the country’s power generation.
Growth in solar energy is critical this year as half of the country’s 135 coal-fired power plants have fuel stocks of less than three days. The nation expects the coal shortage to last for upto six months.
State-run Coal India, which accounts for over 80% of the country’s coal output, saw production grow at the slowest rate in six months and supplies at the slowest rate in seven months during September as rain affected output in key mining regions.