Overview
- The decline marks only the second fall in nearly 50 years, with the previous drop occurring in 2020.
- CREA attributes roughly 65% of the reduction to slower demand from cooler, wetter March–May conditions, with clean‑energy growth contributing about 20% and higher hydropower about 15%.
- India added a record 25.1 GW of non‑fossil capacity in January–June, enough to generate nearly 50 TWh annually.
- Fossil‑fuel generation fell by 29 TWh even as total output rose by 9 TWh, while solar (+17 TWh), wind (+9 TWh), hydro (+9 TWh) and nuclear (+3 TWh) increased.
- CREA says power‑sector emissions could peak before 2030 if clean‑energy expansion continues and demand stays within projections, as oil demand growth stalled while steel and cement emissions rose.