The Union coal ministry on Wednesday said the coal demand in India is yet to see its peak and is likely to increase by 63 per cent to 1.3-1.5 billion tonnes by 2030.
“As of now, there is no possibility of a transition away from coal affecting the stakeholders involved in coal mining,” Union minister of coal, mines and parliamentary affairs Pralhad Joshi said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
The demand in 2020-21, including indigenous dispatch and import, was 906.13 million tonnes (mt).
Dispatches were 741.2mt by the end of February, while imports till January were 173.3mt.
