"More coal power generation closed than opened around the world this year, research finds

The size of the global coal power fleet fell for the first time on record over the first six months of the year, with more generation capacity shutting than starting operation."

Wow, fancy that!

Those greenie Indians have been among the most recalcitrant by the look of it:

"Construction has ground to a near halt in India, which shut more capacity than it opened. New Delhi oversaw the commissioning of 0.9 megawatts of coal generation – less than half the size of Australia’s largest coal plants – while 1.2GWs were closed and more than 27GWs of proposals were cancelled.

India had “radically reduced” the amount of coal it planned to build as the fuel struggled to compete with new solar and wind: “They don’t have anyone to sell the power to because there are cheaper alternatives.”