US, India Discuss Expanding Coal Trade at Goa Energy Summit

US and India are in talks to boost the trade of coal, a fuel both nations consider key to energy security, their officials said Thursday.

The two nations recently held a bilateral discussion over coal, India’s coal secretary Vikram Dev Dutt said at the India Energy Week in Goa. India can tap into US technology for coal gasification, carbon capture as well as critical minerals, while India would benefit from more supplies of metallurgical coal from the US, Dutt said. “It can be a win-win for both countries.”