India, Struck By Heat Wave, Can't Afford Its Coal Addiction Mihir Sharma, May 06, 2022 https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/indias-heat-wave-highlights-need-to-switch-from-coal-to-solar-2950559
There's no clearer evidence that India's electricity sector, dominated by coal-guzzling power plants and state-run utilities, simply isn't up to the job. And the problem is only going to get worse: India has rapidly electrified in recent years and peak power demand has been growing between 8% and 10% a year. ..Thermal power plants produce three-fourths of India's electricity. But they can never seem to get their hands on enough coal. Indians need to look at our dependence on coal-fired electricity with an objective eye. Far from being cheap and reliable, it too often winds up being pricier than it should be and absent when we need it most. Whatever else coal might provide India, it isn't energy security.
Commnet on WhatsApp. OPS: "Unsurprisingly, nobody wants to invest in the sector" except the likes of Adani who know they will make wealth given the liberal support both from Govts and Courts, and their network of ports, rail and round tripping!