India’s power-sector CO₂ emissions fell 1% year-on-year in the first half of 2025. The decline came from record clean-energy growth and mild weather, marking just the second fall in nearly five decades.

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• Emissions fell 1% YoY in Jan–Jun 2025
• Only second decline in ~50 years
• Clean energy, mild weather key drivers
• CREA: 65% drop due to weak demand growth
• 20% from faster clean-energy additions
• 15% from higher hydropower generation
• India added 25.1 GW non-fossil capacity, record jump
• New capacity can generate ~50 TWh annually
• Fossil power output down 29 TWh, total power up 9 TWh
• Oil demand growth stalled, but steel & cement emissions rose
• Govt infra push raised steel, cement demand
• India aims 500 GW clean energy by 2030
• CREA: Power-sector emissions may peak before 2030