INDIA INSTALLS TECHNOLOGY TO CLEAN HIGH ASH COAL
May 1st, 2007
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, in New DelhiINDIA'S possession of world's fourth-largest coal reserves of 246 billion tonnes is marred in economic terms by a serious problem of high ash content and low calorific value that makes it almost unviable for steel industry use and expensive for power generation.Despite the drawbacks, production from the country's 27 major coalfields accounts for 55% of India's energy needs, and an increasing dependence on this environmentally-challenging source is highlighted by a 40-45% of ash content that has forced the mining industry to clean ...
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