India aims to auction coal blocks for commercial mining by end- December, coal secretary Susheel Kumar told television channel ET NOW on Thursday, a move that would end monopoly of state-run firms in coal mining.

This could help the country to meet its target and produce 1 billion tonnes by 2020.

Coal accounts for about 70 per cent of India&#39;s power generation, and the government wants to boost domestic output to cut imports.

Despite environmental worries, India plans to continue to depend on burning coal to provide power for a population of 1.3 billion.

Indian coal companies have pithead stock - coal mined, but not supplied - of 69 million tonnes, Kumar said, adding Coal India Limited does not need to produce more.

(Reuters)

Coal accounts for about 70 per cent of India's power generation

India aims to auction coal blocks for commercial mining by end- December, coal secretary Susheel Kumar told television channel ET NOW on Thursday, a move that would end monopoly of state-run firms in coal mining. This could help the country to meet its target and produce 1 billion tonnes by 2020. Coal accounts for about 70 per cent of India's power generation, and the government wants to boost domestic output to cut imports. Despite environmental worries, India plans to continue to depend on burning coal to provide power for a population of 1.3 billion. Indian coal companies have pithead stock - coal mined, but not supplied - of 69 million tonnes, Kumar said, adding Coal India Limited does not need to produce more. (Reuters)

India plans to auction coal blocks for commercial mining by end-December

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India plans to auction coal blocks for commercial mining by end-December