Nobody ever said they would.
They buy the same fuel that we do. In fact, natural gas there is more expensive than here. So is oil.
In case you haven't noticed, that part of the world is very sunny and has a lot of coastlines. There's a reason solar and offshore wind are growing by leaps and bounds there.
First Time Ever, India Invests More In Solar Power Than Coal; $500 Bn Invested Into Green & Clean Power!
India has been living on coal. Right from domestic use to the production of steal and generation of electricity, India has seen a significant reliance on this fossil fuel. India is the third largest contributor of greenhouse gases, after US and China
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How reliant they'll be in the long term (20+ years) is very much debatable between the renewables and the nuclear they are building. But for now yes, as developing countries they have to use every energy source they can get their hands on. What is relevant to us is whether they start cutting back on oil for transport. That will have follow on economic impacts in Canada. Even natural gas grows as an export.
