'Historic milestone': India's renewables generation peaks to cover over half of power demand

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India's Ministry of Power confirms July 29th record, which underscores the 'steady progress' nation is making towards its clean energy and climate goals

The Indian government last week announced the country's power sector has achieved "two historic milestones", generating over half its power from renewables for the first time and taking total installed...

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