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Cabinet approves CoalSETU window for auction of coal to boost industrial use and export
The Business Guardian
|December 13, 2025
Marking another major reform in the coal sector, the Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved for the Policy for Auction of Coal Linkage for Seamless, Efficient & Transparent Utilisation (CoalSETU) by creation of new window named "CoalSETU window" in the NRS Linkage Policy to utilise coal for any industrial use and export.
The new policy adds to the series of coal sector reforms being undertaken by the Government.
An official release stated, “The policy will allow allocation of coal linkages on auction basis on long-term for any industrial use and export by adding a separate window named CoalSETU in the NRS (Non-Regulated Sector) Linkage Auction Policy of 2016 wherein any domestic buyer requiring coal can participate in the linkage auction.”
Notably, the coking coal shall not be offered under this window.
The existing policy for auction of coal linkages for the NRS provides for allocation of all fresh coal linkages to NRS viz. Cement, Steel (Coking), Sponge Iron, Aluminium, and Others [excluding Fertilizer (Urea)] including their Captive Power Plants (CPPs) to be auction-based.
This story is from the December 13, 2025 edition of The Business Guardian.
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