India fuels worldwide jump in planned coal production

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India is driving a global surge in planned coal production with a number of new mine projects proposed mainly in Odisha and Jharkhand. Despite a plateau in coal demand worldwide, these developments signal increased coal supply capacity as reported by Global Energy Monitor.

Rise in new mine proposals, mainly in states of Odisha and Jharkhand, comes despite plateau in global demand Enough new coalmining projects were proposed last year to increase global supplies by 2.5bn tonnes a year, an increase of 11% from the year before, even as demand for coal plateaus, according to a new report. Global Energy Monitor, an NGO, found that India ignited a rise in new coalmine proposals in 2025 despite a global slowdown in the number of mine openings because of falling demand for the fossil fuel. Continue reading...