India's coal-fired power output picks up as industrial use rises
India's coal-fired electricity generation rose 9.4 per cent in the first half of September, provisional government data showed, as demand from industrial western states rose for the first time since coronavirus lockdowns were enforced.The country's overall electricity generation rose 1.6 per cent during the first 15 days of September, a Reuters analysis of daily load despatch data from federal grid operator POSOCO showed, driven by higher consumption by states such as Maharashtra and Gujarat.Coal-fired electricity generation accounted for 70 per cent of India's power output in 2019, according to India's Central Electricity Authority. The share of the fuel in power generation fell to as low as 60 per cent during the coronavirus lockdowns, as.....