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>"India was the third top coal producer in 2015 with 283.9 Mtoe (7.4% global share)."

And the US was the second top coal producer, at 50% more coal produced and while also using 96% of the coal that India used in the same time.

>"Nearly 80% of total electricity generated (utility and captive) in India is from coal."

If 80% of the electricity in India is generated from coal and America used 96% of the coal of India in the same time period, and America generates 22% of energy from coal and 71% from all fossil fuels[1] why is this hype?

The plant is far more effective to reduce India's use of fossil fuels than any solar plant that has been installed in the United States.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_the_United_States



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