09-07-2025
India Gets Serious About Stone-Tainted Coal in Its Supply Chain
India is urging its coal producers to improve fuel quality amid ongoing complaints from the power sector, which sometimes receives shipments that don't meet agreed specifications.
The power ministry, which set up a panel to address the issue, proposed measures such as testing coal quality upon arrival to customers, according to people with knowledge of the matter. It also recommended examining multiple layers of the stock pile instead of just the surface level, a method known as auger sampling, to ensure accuracy, the people said, asking not to be named as they are not authorized to speak to media.
