Renewables overtake coal for the first time. Will the West Asia war hasten the shift?

However, coal still accounts for more than 70% of India’s electricity. As the war in West Asia persists and battery storage costs for solar continue to fall, Mint explores whether these factors will accelerate the transition to clean energy. China and India, historically drivers of fossil fuel consumption, saw electricity generated from fossil fuels fall last year, halting its global net growth. In both countries, record clean-energy additions outpaced rising demand. This surge in solar deployment was further supported by a steady decline in battery storage costs. How dependent is India on coal vis-à-vis solar? India’s renewable power generation grew…