Contents

6 | COVER STORY

Coal in Net Zero era

Emission cut roadmap puts coal in a spot.

12 Climate change and India

14 | FEATURE

IEA sees $1 trillion Net Zero funding for emerging countries

India needs better clean energy investment norms.

18 | FEATURE

Indonesia to exit thermal energy

Zero Emission target achievable: IESR

20 Hydrogen to play a crucial role in India’s energy transition

26 Seaborne thermal coal offers rise in June

27 Seaborne coking coal firm up in June

28 India’s April coal imports up 30% y-o-y

29 CIL’s coal production up 1.7% in May

30 SCCL’s coal production up 69% in May

31 Commercial coal block auction second tranche to take place in August

33 Strong recovery seen in power demand

39 No power capacity addition in April

41 India’s cement production at 28 mt in April

43 Adani strikes coal in Australia

44 Replacing coal with RE promises EU energy independence: Report

46 | INTERNATIONAL

New South Wales sees end of thermal power by 2040

Drop in revenues from coal royalty, rise in power tariff expected.

48 US coal production estimated at 600 MMst in 2021

49 Traffic handled by major ports up 31% till May

50 Indian Railways’ coal handling up 50% till May

51 | CORPORATE

Coal India may raise prices

Revision of 1-billion ton target by FY24 likely.

55 NTPC doubles up on renewable target

57 Power demand recovery to drive Global Coal & Mining’s washery utilisation

58 Corporate update

60 Government update

62 E-auction data

64 Port Data