Coal & Power Minister, Piyush Goyal Says More Coal Blocks Set for Auction

摘要

India is in the process of throwing open commercial mining to private firms for the first time in four decades, with the aim of shifting the world's third-biggest importer towards self-sufficiency. In line with that objective, the government is gearing up to put up another 7 to 8 coal blocks for bidding by private players. This would add up to a total of some 12 odd mines to be auctioned so far. "So we are examining the possibility of adding some more mines for commercial mining which are smaller, and some work has already happened on them. So the process can start faster and bring in more flexibility in availability of coal," Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal, who was on a visit to Austria and the UK from May 10-13 for an Energy Dialogue, told PTI.