Contents

6 | COVER STORY

Making Indian coal competitive

Experts deliberate over issues and challenges facing coal during the 14th Indian Coal Markets Conference

14 Leader Speak

Words of wisdom from speakers at the conference

24 “Need to look at tax on coal”: M Nagaraju

Coal is taxed at 45-49%, says Coal Ministry additional secretary

26 Coal India to replace 85 mt of imports in FY21

Ministry had mandated CIL to replace 100 million tons.

28 Atma Nirbharata to make global coal cheap

Mine auction to change coal trade dynamics: Adani Enterprises director

29 Government to step on the gas

To look at gasification after block auctions

30 Global coal eyeing Indian market

As China eyes Indonesia, Australia banks on India

32 Commercial blocks to reach peak capacity by 2030

Mines won’t start operating before FY26, says Himanshu Singh of Vedanta

34 Promoting coal downstream: Indonesia experience

Indonesia is making progressive changes to its mining laws

36 Seaborne thermal coal offers firm up in December

37 Seaborne coking coal offers rise marginally in December

38 India’s October coal imports up 18% on year

39 CIL’s coal production up1.2% till November

40 SCCL’s coal production down 34% till November

41 Second tranche of auction to see more attractive mines

43 Government lays down rights of power users

45 Government sets up coal import monitoring system

46 No power capacity addition in October

48 India’s cement production up 3% in October

49 November sponge iron production down 16% y-o-y

50 US coal output estimated at 624 MMst in 2021

51 Traffic handled by major ports down 11%

52 Railways’ coal handling down 12.6% in April-November

53 Corporate Update

56 Government Update

58 E-auction data

60 Port Data