The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Friday approved a new policy mechanism called the CoalSETU window, creating a fresh pathway for long-term coal linkages across diverse industrial users and for exports.

The CoalSETU window will be added to the existing Non-Regulated Sector (NRS) Linkage Auction Policy of 2016. Unlike the current system, where linkages are reserved for specified end-use sectors such as cement, sponge iron, aluminium, steel and captive power plants, the new mechanism allows any domestic industrial consumer to participate in auctions. Coking coal will not be offered under this window, and traders will not be permitted to bid.

According to the Government, the policy revision reflects evolving market needs and the aim of ensuring ease of doing business. With rising

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