Excess coal output worries government

As India plans to become completely self-sufficient in energy security in view of the changing circumstances, the government is worried about how to dispose the country’s excess coal production, Union Minister for Power Piyush Goyal has said. He said that two years ago, when he had announced a target of one billion tonnes of coal production, “it was an off-the-cuff remark” to tackle coal shortages prevalent then.

“Now, after two years we have come a point where we have surplus coal and we are worried how to sell it,” Goyal said, addressing the annual convention of Indian Electrical & Electronics Equipment Manufacturers Association (IEEMA) in Mumbai.