OPTIMAL GENERATION MIX 2.0
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Recently, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) (Ministry of Power) released a new publication titled Report on Optimal Generation Mix 2030 Version 2.0.
This is an updated version of the report published in 2020 titled Report on Optimal Generation Capacity Mix for 2029-30.
The report highlights the changes expected in India's energy mix, with a decline in coal's share and a rise in renewable energy (RE) sources.
Earlier, the CEA released the latest draft of the National Electricity Plan (NEP) 2022-27.