As war rages: Coal anchors India’s energy security

29 May 2026
Dr Jayanta Mitra and Dr Jay Ganesh Pandey

As the West Asian conflict continues to unsettle global oil and gas corridors, the urgency of energy security is no longer abstract, it is immediate and real. Coal, for now, remains India’s most reliable fallback, keeping the lights on when uncertainty looms, write Dr Jayanta Mitra, Senior Fellow and Dr Jay Ganesh Pandey, Research Associate, Electricity & Renewables Division, TERI

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Coal demand
Energy security