At the climate summit in Glasgow, India got through the wording that coal should not be phased out but phased down.
Coal power accounts for 70 percent of the country's electricity production, and use is increasing.
India is the world's third largest emitter of greenhouse gases - but calculated per person, the emissions are less than half as much as for an average Swede.
Many Indians therefore believe that it is now their turn to build prosperity - and that requires energy.
The lack of electricity is a big problem.
Energy supply is needed to lift millions of people out of poverty and for industry to grow.
- The energy cost is very high.
We can not develop our business because we do not earn enough, says Mahir Kharbe who owns a small factory.
In the clip above, you can follow SVT's India correspondent Malin Mendel to an Indian village that largely lacks electricity.