Not keen on revising coal production target, says Piyush Goyal
Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal is not keen on revising the coal production target of 1.5 billion tonnes by 2022 despite a Central Electricity Authority (CEA) draft report saying no new fossil fuel-based power plant is required till the said year.
The government is aiming at one billion tonne coal production by Coal India and another 500 million tonne by the private sector by 2022. Photo: Reuters