‘Heatwaves drove 9% of India’s power demand surge in 2024’

As negotiators at the ongoing COP 30 negotiate on finance adaptation and mitigation to tackle global warming, a new report by Climate Trends & Climate Compatible Futures states that heatwaves drove 9 per cent of India’s power demand surge in the summer of 2024, recommending renewable energy infrastructure as a key to break India’s heat–power trap.