According to the report titled “Boom and Bust 2020: Tracking the Global Plant Pipeline”, how much coal fired power projects at different stages were cancelled in India in 2019?

Question: According to the report titled “Boom and Bust 2020: Tracking the Global Plant Pipeline”, how much coal fired power projects at different stages were cancelled in India in 2019?
[A].

17.4 GW

[B].

66.0 GW

[C].

70.0 GW

[D].

47.4 GW

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

In accordance with a report titled “Boom and Bust 2020: Tracking the Global Plant Pipeline” 47.4 GW coal fired power projects at different stages were cancelled in India in 2019 which reduced total under development coal capacity to 66 GW. The report was prepared jointly by Global Energy Monitor, Greenpeace International, the Sierra Club, and Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). The report is the fifth annual survey of the coal plant pipeline.