Column: BHP joins the lengthening list of nickel price casualties
Indonesia's nickel production surge is challenging the West's ambitions of diversifying its critical metals supply chains.
A government board is suggesting to split India’s state-owned Coal India Ltd (NSE:COALINDIA), the world’s largest coal producer, or at least allow joint venture partners to foster competition in the sector, reports Livemint.com.
“Coal India Ltd, being a virtual monopoly under government control, has not allowed open competition to prevail in the coal sector. This has inhibited improvement of efficiencies and modernization in this important sector, so vital to our energy security,” the report said.
“Maintaining government monopoly in this area might not be the best model for the long-term development of this sector.”
The suggestion comes at a time when the country is dealing with the lack of coal, which has increased its dependence on imports to fuel power plants.
