India’s Coal Consumption Rises Amid Lower Hydropower Output

India has raised the share of coal in its power generation this month as sharply lower hydropower output is threatening blackouts as summer approaches. The share of coal in India’s power generation jumped to 77% in the first week of April, rising by around 2 percentage points compared to the same period of 2023, per data from the Grid Controller of India cited by Bloomberg. The higher coal use in the country has been compensating for much lower power generation from hydro resources as India braces for the summer months and the general…