“India is electrifying faster and using fewer fossil fuels per capita than China did at similar levels of economic development, according to a new report from the think tank Ember.

India’s coal and oil consumption per capita is a fraction of what China’s was at similar income levels, mainly because India has access to solar panels and electric cars at a much lower price than China did about a decade ago.

India and other countries may become ‘electrostates’ that meet most of their energy needs through electricity generated from clean sources, as the cost of electricity technologies continues to fall and countries seek energy independence and economic growth.”

From Bloomberg.