India Coal Mine

India Coal Mine

Electricity generation is one of the most significant drivers of coal demand in India and directly employs close to 5 lakh people (IEA 2020). Photo: Bloomberg

India plans to expand its coal power fleet to meet soaring demand

Government envisages 63% more capacity than earlier plans

A worker carries coal in a basket in a industrial area in Mumbai, India May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade/File Photo

India may need up to 28 GW in new coal-fired plants, advisory body says

A boy examines a pigeon on a rooftop near a coal-fired power plant in New Delhi, India, July 20, 2017. Picture taken July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Coal India supply exceeds pre-Covid levels even as utilities face fuel shortage