1. Analyst View

2. Coal - An Overview
2.1 Type
2.2 Coal Mining
2.2.1 Underground Mining
2.2.2 Surface Mining
2.3 Coal Preparation
2.4 Coal Transportation

3. Global - Coal Industry Dynamics
3.1 Reserves
3.2 Production
3.2.1 By Region
3.3 Consumption
3.3.1 By Region
3.4 Pricing

4. India’s Stand in Global Coal Industry

5. Why Indian Coal Industry is Performing Well?
5.1 Coal Dominates Primary Energy Matrix
5.2 Strong Thermal Power Industry
5.3 Shining Steel Industry
5.4 Concrete Cement Industry
5.5 Rising Coal Deficit

6. Indian Coal Industry Performance
6.1 Reserves
6.1.1 By Type
6.1.2 By State
6.1.3 By Grade
6.2 Production
6.2.1 By Type
6.2.2 By Company
6.3 Consumption
6.4 Demand
6.4.1 By Type
6.4.2 By Industry
6.5 Supply
6.5.1 By Type
6.5.2 By Industry
6.6 Pricing
6.7 Trade
6.8 Coal Washeries Performance
6.9 Raw Coal Transportation
6.10 Investment in Coal Industry
6.10.1 By Company
6.11 Government Policies

7. Opportunities
7.1 For the Coal Industry
7.1.1 Steel Sector
7.1.2 Power Sector
7.1.3 Cement Sector
7.2 By the Coal Industry
7.2.1 Information Technology
7.2.2 Railways Industry

8. Future Outlook (2007-08 to 2011-12)
8.1 Coal Production
8.1.1 Coking Coal Production
8.1.2 Non-coking Coal Production
8.2 Coking Coal Import
8.3 Coal to Dominate Energy Mix

9. Problem Zones for Coal Industry
9.1 Environmental Issues
9.2 Loopholes in Supply Chain
9.3 Rapid Use of Renewable Energy in Power Generation

10. Recommendations for Indian Coal Industry

11. Key Players
11.1 Coal India Ltd.
11.2 Singareni Collieries Company Ltd.
11.3 Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd.

List of Figures:

Figure 2-1: Global - Types of Coal & Usage
Figure 3-1: Global - Proven Coal Reserves by Region (in Million Metric Tons), 2006
Figure 3-2: Global - Coal Production* (in Million Metric Tons), 2000-2006
Figure 3-3: Global - Coal Production* by Region (in Million Metric Tons), 2006
Figure 3-4: Global - Coal Consumption* (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent), 2000-2006
Figure 3-5: Global - Coal Consumption* by Region (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent), 2006
Figure 4-1: Global - Coal Reserves by Country (%), 2006
Figure 4-2: Global - Top 10 Countries by Coal Production* (in Million Metric Tons), 2006
Figure 4-3: Global - Coal Consumption* by Country (%), 2006
Figure 5-1: India - Breakup of Primary Energy Mix (%), 2006
Figure 5-2: India - Thermal Power Energy Production (in Million Units), 2000-01 to 2005-06
Figure 5-3: India - Demand of Coal for Power Generation (in Million Metric Tons), 2002-03 to 2006-07
Figure 5-4: India - Crude Steel Production (in Million Metric Tons), 2001-2006
Figure 5-5: India - Demand of Coking Coal for Steel Production (in Million Metric Tons), 2002-03 to 2006-07
Figure 5-6: India - Cement Production (in Million Metric Tons), 2000-01 to 2006-07*
Figure 5-7: India - Demand of Coal for Cement Production (in Million Metric Tons), 2002-03 to 2006-07
Figure 5-8: India - Coal Deficit (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent), 2003-2006
Figure 6-1: India - Proven Coal Reserves (in Million Metric Tons), 2002-Apr 2007
Figure 6-2: India - Coal Reserves by Type (in Million Metric Tons), Apr 2007
Figure 6-3: India - Coal Reserves by State (in Million Metric Tons), Apr 2007
Figure 6-4: India - Major Coal Reserves by State & Type (in Million Metric Tons), Apr 2007
Figure 6-5: India - Non-coking Coal Reserves by Grade (in Million Metric Tons), Apr 2007
Figure 6-6: India - Coal Production (in Million Metric Tons), 2002-03 to 2006-07*
Figure 6-7: India - Coking Coal Production (in Million Metric Tons), 2002-03 to 2006-07*
Figure 6-8: India - Non-coking Coal Production (in Million Metric Tons), 2002-03 to 2006-07*
Figure 6-9: India - Coal Production by Company (in Million Metric Tons), 2004-05 to 2006-07*
Figure 6-10: India - Coal Consumption* (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent), 2000-2006
Figure 6-11: India - Coal Demand (in Million Metric Tons), 2002-03 to 2006-07
Figure 6-12: India - Coal Demand by Type (in Million Metric Tons), 2002-03 to 2006-07
Figure 6-13: India - Coal Demand by Industry (%), 2006-07
Figure 6-14: India - Coal Supply (in Million Metric Tons), 2002-03 to 2005-06
Figure 6-15: India - Coal Supply by Type (in Million Metric Tons), 2002-03 to 2005-06
Figure 6-16: India - Coal Supply by Industry (%), 2006-07
Figure 6-17: India - Coal Import (in Million Metric Tons), 2002-03 to 2005-06
Figure 6-18: India - Washed Coking Coal Production (in Million Metric Tons), 2002-03 to 2006-07*
Figure 6-19: India - Washed Non-coking Coal Production (in Million Metric Tons), 2002-03 to 2006-07*
Figure 6-20: India - Breakup of Raw Coal Transportation Matrix (%), 2006-07
Figure 6-21: India - Investment in Coal Industry (in Crore Rs), 1997-98 to 2001-02 & 2002-03 to 2006-07
Figure 6-22: India - Investment in Coal Industry by Company (in Crore Rs), 2002-03 to 2006-07
Figure 7-1: India - Forecast for Demand of Coking Coal for Steel Production (in Million Metric Tons), 2007-08 to 2011-12
Figure 7-2: India - Forecast for Demand of Coal for Power Generation (in Million Metric Tons), 2007-08 to 2011-12
Figure 7-3: India - Forecast for Demand of Coal for Cement Production (in Million Metric Tons), 2007-08 to 2011-12
Figure 7-4: India - Forecast for Investment Plan of SCCL & NLC in IT Development (in Crore Rs), 2007-08 to 2011-12
Figure 7-5: India - Wagon Frequency to Coal-rich Regions (in Numbers/Day), 2006-07 & 2011-12F
Figure 8-1: India - Forecast for Coal Production (in Million Metric Tons), 2007-08 to 2011-12
Figure 8-2: India - Forecast for Coking Coal Production (in Million Metric Tons), 2007-08 to 2011-12
Figure 8-3: India - Forecast for Non-coking Coal Production (in Million Metric Tons), 2007-08 to 2011-12
Figure 8-4: India - Forecast for Coking Coal Import (in Million Metric Tons), 2007-08 to 2011-12
Figure 8-5: India - Forecast for Breakup of Primary Energy Mix (%), 2008 & 2025

List of Tables:

Table 3-1: Global - Coal Prices in Northwest Europe, US & Japan (in US$/Metric Ton), 2000-2006
Table 6-1: India - Non-Long Flame Non-coking Coal Prices by Company & Grade (in Rs/Metric Ton), 2007
Table 6-2: India - Long Flame Non-coking Coal Prices by Company & Grade (in Rs/Metric Ton), 2007
Table 6-3: India - Coking Coal Prices by Company & Grade (in Rs/Metric Ton), 2007
Table 7-1: India - Forecast for Investment Plan of CIL in IT Development (in Crore Rs), 2007-08 to 2011-12
Table 11-1: Coal India Ltd. - Key Financials (in Crore Rs), 2005-06 & 2006-07
Table 11-2: Singareni Collieries Company Ltd. - Key Financials (in Crore Rs), 2004-05 & 2005-06
Table 11-3: Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. - Key Financials (in Crore Rs), 2005-06 & 2006-07