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Issue 524 25•March•2020 Week 12
Wind growth
The wind sector’s expansion in 2019 makes it well placed to take advantage of any post-crisis bounce in renewables investment
Power demand falls
The IEA said global electricity demand had declined by around 15% since widespread confinement and social distancing measures were put in place
Force majeure
India has allowed wind and solar projects hit by COVID-19 to declare force majeure
Unbankable coal
Coal power has become largely unbankable in India, with 46GW of proposed coal-fired power projects cancelled in the last 12 months

