India to replace coal fired power plants with renewables
#0183;#32;NEW DELHI: India is planning to replace retiring coalfired power plants with renewable generating capacity in a bid to cut the nation''s carbon footprint, power minister R. K. Singh said on Tuesday. India is the world''s second largest coal consumer after China, and the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Coalfired plants currently account for over half its nearly 373 gigawatt (GW