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Govt taps thermal plants for room for more solar in grid
Financial Express Delhi
|December 04, 2025
THE GOVERNMENT WANTS coal plants to invest in upgrades that would to allow them to work regularly ata lower capacity, creating space for a greater share of renewables in the power mix, according to people familiar with the matter.
Under the plan, coal-fired plants would be asked to budget for improvements to boost flexibility and to prepare for additional maintenance, the people said, asking not to be named as the planis still being finalised.
In 2023, China did the same so it could increase the share of green electricity
This story is from the December 04, 2025 edition of Financial Express Delhi.
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