Govt hopes to auction coal blocks for commercial mining by end-December
Coal secretary Susheel Kumar says government aims to auction coal blocks for commercial mining by end-December
Last Published: Thu, Apr 13 2017. 10 49 AM IST

India is the world’s third-biggest producer and importer of the fuel, and with coal accounting for about 70% of India’s power generation, the government wants to boost domestic output to cut imports. Photo: Getty Images
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New Delhi: The government aims to auction coal blocks for commercial mining by end-December, coal secretary Susheel Kumar told television channel ET NOW on Thursday.
India is the world’s third-biggest producer and importer of the fuel, and with coal accounting for about 70% of India’s power generation, the government wants to boost domestic output to cut imports. Reuters
First Published: Thu, Apr 13 2017. 10 36 AM IST
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