By Sudarshan Varadhan and Ashley Fang SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Hydropower generation in Asia has plunged at the fastest rate in decades amid sharp decline.
Asia is relying more on fossil fuels after hydropower generation in China and India declined at the fastest rate in decades after record heat. The two countries account for around three-fourths of Asia’s power generation but are struggling to produce.
By Sudarshan Varadhan and Ashley Fang SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Hydropower generation in Asia has plunged at the fastest rate in decades amid sharp decline.
India's worst power crisis in over six years is partly attributable to the shortage of coal, which accounts for more than 75% of its electricity generation since 2015 on an average.