India’s reliance on Australian metallurgical coal for 90% of its steel sector exposes it to energy security risks. IEEFA urges accelerating alternative technologies like electric arc furnaces and green hydrogen to reduce dependence, ensure supply, and meet net-zero targets

New Delhi: Strains in Australian metallurgical (met) coal supply has heightened energy security risks for India, which depends on imports for 90 pc of its needs, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

The Indian government and steelmakers have begun reducing reliance on Australian met coal but India needs to go further to prevent India’s steel sector from being weighed down by long-term energy security challenges, it noted.

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