The government of India has set a target of 1bn tonnes of coal to be mined during the next financial year.

Making up the lion’s share of the total will be the 780mn tonnes allocated to the state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL), local media reports say.

Fiscal year 2021-22 saw CIL produce 622mn tonnes, according to state figures, with the nationwide employer of more than 250,000 typically responsible for over 80% of all coal mined in India.

India still relies on coal for over 75% of all power generation, despite massive investment in its renewables sector and moves toward net-zero gaining momentum.

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