Pralhad Joshi said that to further strengthen sustainable coal mining in India and to focus on green coal technology, a financial outlay will be announced soon. The Minister was addressing the valedictory session of National Workshop on “Global Experience Sharing on Just Transition”, organized here today by the Ministry of Coal.
Underscoring the importance of scientific closure of abandoned coal mines, the Minister said that India’s electricity consumption is only one third of global average. At the same time, India is one of the top five solar power producing countries in the world. While ensuring just transition in coal sector, aspirations of grass root level people has to be addressed adequately, he added. Shri Joshi also stated that Coal India Limited and subsidiary units are focused on pursuing Clean Coal Technologies.
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