China encourages digitalization of coal production

China’s National Energy Administration said the country vows to further accelerate the “intelligent construction” of coal mines.  The agency encouraged all coal-producing provinces, coal industry management departments, and relevant central enterprises to step up efforts to promote the intelligence transformation of major production processes at coal mines, and to support the stable supply of coal.  Additionally, the agency advocated for…

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Coal sector to ramp up renewable capacity: India Ministry

The coal industry in India is set to boost its renewable energy capacity from a current 1.7 gigawatts to more than 9 GW by 2030, the country’s Ministry of Coal said. The move is in alignment with the Prime Minister’s ‘Panchamrit’ announcement during COP-26 and to progress towards the goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2070, it said. “With…

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