Paper I · 2 General Science & Technology · 2.15 Energy: conventional and renewable

2.15.1 Coal and lignite: types, coalfields and thermal power

Coal is India's most abundant fossil fuel and the main source of its electricity; most of it is Gondwana coal from eastern and central India, with lignite concentrated in Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

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Key terms

  • anthracite
  • bituminous
  • lignite
  • peat
  • Gondwana coal
  • Jharia
  • Raniganj
  • Neyveli
  • Singareni
  • thermal power
  • Coal India

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