India vs China: Who is driving the next global coal expansion?

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…

India and China are driving the next wave of global coal mine development, even as worldwide coal demand growth slows and coal-fired power generation declines. China leads with 1,321 Mtpa of proposed capacity, while India’s pipeline has nearly doubled to 638 Mtpa, with five…