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RENEWABLE EXPANSION WITHOUT STRUCTURAL DECARBONIZATION:EVIDENCE FROM INDIA’S ELECTRICITY SECTOR (2015–2024)
Vyusti Aradhana Naik
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This paper examines whether the expansion of renewable energy in India has resulted in structural decarbonization of the electricity sector or has instead produced diversification within a system that remains dependent on fossil fuels. Drawing on a quantitative longitudinal analysis (2015–2024), the study evaluates structural change through multiple indicators including generation share, emissions, and coal utilization. The findings indicate that renewable expansion has largely accommodated rising demand rather than displacing coal, suggesting diversification rather than structural decarbonization
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Naik, V. A. (2026). Renewable Expansion without Structural Decarbonization:Evidence from India’s Electricity Sector (2015–2024). International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, <i>02</i>(04). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i4.417
Naik, Vyusti. "Renewable Expansion without Structural Decarbonization:Evidence from India’s Electricity Sector (2015–2024)." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, vol. 02, no. 04, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i4.417.
Naik, Vyusti. "Renewable Expansion without Structural Decarbonization:Evidence from India’s Electricity Sector (2015–2024)." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management 02, no. 04 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i4.417.
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