Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Coal Power Loses Its Luster in India as Costs Rise

National Geographic: Along India's narrow coastal belt of Mundra in Gujarat State, 500 miles (805 kilometers) northwest of Mumbai, several coal-fired power plants generate electricity so cheaply that authorities for the most part have overlooked damage to fishing and grazing, and harm to the vulnerable mangrove ecosystem. It is here that Tata, India's giant conglomerate and largest private electric utility, has been building what it hopes will be one of the largest coal power plants in the world, the 4,000-megawatt...

URL: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2012/07/120724-coal-power-costs-in-india/
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