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India Drives a Global Surge in New Coal Mine Plans

India turned into the world’s biggest coal power generation capacity builder, proposing as much as 638 million metric tons annually in new capacity last year.

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India’s proposed new coal‑power capacity jumped to 638 million metric tons in the most recent year, more than double the 329 million tons planned the year before. This surge made India the world’s largest builder of coal‑generation capacity and lifted global planned coal additions by 11 percent for the year.

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