Present Situation and Issues of Coal and Coal Preparation in India

Indian economic growth is significant and real rate of economic growth continues 9% for several years. UN predicts that the population of India will outstrip China in 2030. Coal resources are placed more expectations on in rapid increase of demand for energy. On the one hand, Indian coal is characteristic having normally high ash content and difficulty of coal separation. This report introduces coal demand and supply, coal field, issues of coal utilization, road map and present movement of CCT, specialty of Indian coal and issues of coal preparation technology through JCOAL's study carried out more than 5 years.