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India's $80 Billion Coal Power Expansion Faces Water Crisis

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  • 09 Jun 25
  • 09:23 PM

India’s massive $80 billion coal power expansion is under threat due to severe water shortages. Around 90% of its coal plants depend on freshwater for cooling, but rising temperatures and erratic rainfall—worsened by climate change—are depleting supplies. States like Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh are seeing shutdowns and reduced output. The government is urging efficiency improvements and alternative cooling technologies, but progress is slow. Experts warn that without urgent reforms, India’s power reliability and future energy plans could be seriously undermined by worsening water stress.

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India’s $80 bln coal-power boom is running short of water

India’s ambitious $80 billion expansion in coal-fired power generation is facing a critical challenge: a growing shortage of water needed to keep plants operational. With peak summer heat driving up electricity demand and depleting water supplies, thermal power plants are struggling to stay online, highlighting a major vulnerability in the country’s energy infrastructure.

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