India’s Coal Production And Imports At Record High, Yet Power’s Struggle Continues
According to the previous record, India's domestic coal production has increased by 28%. The coal sector superabounds in paradoxes and perennially remains in a predicament. India is the largest producer and Importers of Coal. The Government is trying to revive and rejuvenate the sector and, simultaneously, pledging to Phase it out as a part of its zero-emission commitment. Coal India Limited (CIL), the public sector, continues to make efforts which are on the way to concluding its dominance and paving for the global mining industry. The Ministry of Coal has announced a limit of imports to zero, while the Ministry of Power has made imports compulsory. After record-breaking coal production of 777 million tonnes (MT) in 2021-22, domestic coal production continues to grow in the current fisca
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