Building India’s Coal Chemistry Capability: Lessons from the Hormuz Crisis for Long-Term Energy Security
The Union Cabinet’s approval of a ₹37,500 crore scheme to promote surface coal and lignite gasification — explicitly citing the West Asia (Strait of Hormuz) crisis as part of its rationale and targeting 100 million tonnes of annual coal gasification capacity by 2030 — marks a significant strategic pivot in India’s energy security architecture. This…