Extracted Data Points

  • The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2025 introduced the concept of a Mineral Exchange
  • Central Government empowered to promote transparent and efficient trading of minerals, including coal and its processed forms
  • Coal Exchange Rules, 2026 published by Ministry of Coal in the Official Gazette on 04.06.2026
  • Rules available at website link: https://coal.gov.in/sites/default/files/2026-06/09-06-2026a-wn.pdf
  • Ministry of Coal designated Coal Controller Organisation (CCO) in December 2025 as authority responsible for registering and regulating Coal Exchanges
  • CCO will authorize eligible entities to establish and operate Coal Exchanges
  • CCO will authorize framing of market rules and bye-laws
  • CCO will facilitate coal trading
  • Registrations will be granted for a period of 25 years
  • Introduces paradigm shift from traditional "one-to-many" sales model to competitive "many-to-many" trading platform
  • Enables transparent and market-driven price discovery
  • Improves efficiency in coal marketing
  • Provides coal producers (commercial and captive miners) easier access to wider pool of buyers
  • Public Sector coal companies can leverage the platform to enhance market participation
  • Initiative reflects Government's commitment to enhancing ease of doing business
  • Initiative promotes transparency in coal trading
  • Aims to build modern, self-reliant energy ecosystem
  • Expected to strengthen energy security
  • Expected to support industrial growth
  • Expected to contribute to vision of Viksit Bharat through sustainable economic development
  • Expected to create future-ready energy sector