Fulgham: India's per-capita renewables generation is 5x China's 15-year-old baseline
Nick Fulgham · Surprising trends in global electricity generation · Jun 4, 2026 · at 28:42
Ember data analyst Nick Fulgham compares India's current clean energy adoption against China's historical development curve at similar stages of power demand.
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“Wind and solar generation per capita India's has now is already five times higher than China's was 15 years ago, and obviously that's only going to continue to grow.”
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