India heading for the centre of the global energy stage, IEA says

Country needs more than INR 9 lakh crore ($140 billion) per year in investment to meet its rapidly growing energy needs and its development ambitions. India is set to contribute more than any other country to the rise in global energy demand over the next 25 years, underlining its ever-greater influence in Asia and on the world stage; even so, its energy demand per capita in 2040 would still be 40% below the world average. These are some key findings from a new special report, India Energy Outlook 2015, launched today by the International Energy Agency (IEA) as part of its flagship World Energy Outlook series of publications..….