The Central Government has said in the Parliament today that the production of coal in the country will increase further by next year and the demand for coal will also increase 90 will be crore tonnes. Coal Minister Prahlad Joshi told in the Rajya Sabha that the production of coal in the country will increase to one billion tonnes by next year.

In response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Prahlad Joshi said that the production of coal in the country .6 million tonnes which increased 61 It will be crore tonnes or more. He told that the demand of coal is continuously increasing in the country, in such a situation there is a dire need to increase its production.

It may be noted that on one hand the government is talking about increasing the production of coal in the country, while on the other hand the government has passed the ‘Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2020’ has been approved. Many provisions have been made in this bill to promote renewable energy and the government has called it a step towards the future. After the passage of the Energy Conservation Bill, New and Renewable Energy Minister Rajkumar Singh said that the whole country should be proud of what India has achieved in the field of renewable energy.

)In the power generation of the country Percent Partnership of Clean Energy

Renewable Energy Minister Rajkumar Singh has informed in the Parliament that what India has done in the field of renewable energy is an example for big economies. We had decided that generation of electricity till Of 29 percent will be achieved through clean energy, but we have Protection of the environment is the responsibility of both the Center and the State

The Energy Minister has clearly said about the bill that it will not encroach on the rights of the states. Protecting the environment is the responsibility of both the Center and the States. That’s why both the central and state governments will have to take strong steps in this direction.

The specialty of the Energy Conservation Bill is that it talks about the use of non-fossil sources including green hydrogen, green ammonia, biomass and ethanol to meet energy needs. Along with this, a provision has also been made in this bill that big buildings which require Kilowatts should insist on meeting their needs through renewable energy.

Why government has brought Energy Conservation Bill

In climate conferences, the Government of India has repeatedly reiterated that it is committed to protect the climate and for this the Government of India has also set several targets. To fulfill these goals, the Government of India is promoting renewable energy and creating new paradigms. Prominent among these goals are- – to fossil energy potential to scale up to gigawatts. of the country through renewable energy 50 Meeting the percent power demand. To carbon emissions to reduce to percentage and years Achieving Net Zero Carbon Emission by . There is no doubt in this that the whole world is affected by climate change and the situation is such that if we do not take care of it even now, questions will be raised on the existence of humans, not to mention the matter of living beings.

Coal ProductionEnergy transitionPublished Date

Mon, Dec 19, 2022, 6: 14 PM IST