


Black and dirty: The coal challenge in India - Reforms in India's coal sector- Part I | IASbaba
far from suffering from famine with 50 blocks to be offered to the private sector. Entry norms will be liberalised as it has done away with the regulation requiring power plants to use "washed" coal. Coal blocks to be offered to private companies on revenue sharing basis in place of fixed cost.Indian coal power sector faces regular supply-chain issues. Power plants do not receive the full quota of fuel under their supply agreements with Coal India and other domestic suppliers. The miners are unable to meet their production targets. The government wanted Coal India to produce 1 billion metric tons of coal by fiscal 2020.The Indian coal sector suffers from three problems. Mines do not produce enough. Our logistics are in a mess. Coal mining,
