{
  "id": 876138,
  "title": "India's Coal Demand Set to Hit 1.6 Billion Tons by 2030",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/indias-coal-demand-set-to-hit-1-6-billion-tons-by-2030",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-14T13:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Indias-Coal-Demand-Set-to-Hit-16-Billion-Tons-by-2030.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "India’s coal demand is set to jump to 1.6 billion tons in 2030, from about 1.2 billion tons now, due to higher electricity generation and industrial activity, Indian Coal Secretary Vikram Dev Dutt said on Friday. India, which is the world’s second-biggest coal consumer behind China, plans to create a coal trade exchange and raise in its domestic coal supply to boost market transparency and energy…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}