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CRISIS ALERT:
ECO-FRIENDLY USE OF COAL IS THE WAY
TO REDUCE COAL-BASED EMISSIONS A MONTHLY PUBLICATION ON
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peaking on the sidelines of the COP26 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has RNI Regn. No. WBENG/2008/27099
vowed to ensure that half of India’s energy requirements would come from renewables
Sby as early as 2030. By 2070, he vowed, India would stop adding greenhouse gases to the
atmosphere and thus achieve much-coveted carbon neutrality. India isn't ready to stop using
coal altogether as the country has a large domestic reserve which helps to help fulfil the energy Editor-in-Chief &
needs of 1.4 billion people without heavily relying on imports. Managing Director
The domestic coal industry also has a heavy impact on the Indian economy as many sub- NIRMALYA MUKHERJEE
sidiary industries depend on coal. Industries such as steel and brick making where raw heat Honorary Editor
is required are found lining the coal belts of Orissa, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. The coal Dr. R BHIMA RAO
industry is also a heavy revenue generator for the railways which earns almost half its revenue Director
by transporting coal. The coal industry also employs many hundreds of thousands of people SHAMPA MUKHERJEE
in India and is a major part of the rural economy. A majority of India's poor depend on coal
for basic things like steel and brick making. Director - Business Strategy
ANKIT MUKHERJEE
Recently, untimely rains caused flooding of mines and major cities narrowly averted blackouts Sub - Editor
due to thermal power plants not having adequate reserves of coal. ARNAB MONDAL
General Manager - PR &
Considering these short term crises as well as long term vision, renewable sources need to be
developed as climate change can have a devastating impact on India. India has been making Business Development
tremendous progress and has added more than 100 gigawatts of renewable energy in the last PRADIPTA SENGUPTA
few years alone. Accounts Manager
However, it will take a lot of time and effort to reduce dependence on coal as a major source NIRMAL CHAKRABORTY
of energy and the demand for coal will only increase in the future. Executive Assistant to the Editor
India is endowed with a reserve of 350 billion tonnes of coal. Out of the 350 billion tonnes of ANUSREE DAS
coal, today we take out 750 million tonnes or 800 million tonnes per year. Even if we take out Secretary to the Editor
one billion tonnes per year, the coal will be consumed in 350 years. MADHURIMA KUCHLYAN
Design & Layout
By that time, the energy requirements will be different or maybe some new technology would SUSANTA SIL
come up. Today, only 25% of the liquid fossil fuel requirement is met through domestic sourc-
es and 75% with imports. We can reduce dependence on imports of fossil fuels in the country Scanning & Processing
if we utilize our coal reserves judiciously and in the most environment-friendly manner such MINES & MINERALS REPORTER
as coal gasification route to turn coal into gas, gas into fertilizers, gas into power, gas into liq-
uid fuel such as CNG, gas into SNG that is piped gas for domestic use etc.
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