India's coal demand

Published October 22, 2012
Miners rest inside an underground Barora coal mine at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.
Miners rest inside an underground Barora coal mine at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.
Local women stand atop of an open cast coal field as other collect coal at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.
Local women stand atop of an open cast coal field as other collect coal at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.
A local woman prepares to collect coal from an open cast coal field at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.
A local woman prepares to collect coal from an open cast coal field at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.
A boy carries a piece of coal at an open cast coal field at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.
A boy carries a piece of coal at an open cast coal field at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.
A boy carries coal at an open cast coal field at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.
A boy carries coal at an open cast coal field at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.
Locals prepare to collect coal from an open cast coal field at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.
Locals prepare to collect coal from an open cast coal field at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.
Locals carry coal from an open cast coal field at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.
Locals carry coal from an open cast coal field at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.
A local woman prepares to carry coal at an open coal field at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.
A local woman prepares to carry coal at an open coal field at Dhanbad district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.

With oil and gas output disappointing and hydropower at full throttle, Asia's third-largest economy still relies on coal for most of its vast energy needs. About 75 percent of India's coal demand is met by domestic production and, according to government plans, that won't change over the next five years. – Photos by Reuters

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