Coal is India's major source of fuel for power generation. The gap between the demand and supply of power is increasing in India. There may be need to add 100,000 MW of power generation during this decade to maintain the economic growth of the nation. Since coal is the cheaper fuel available indigenously it is going to play a major role in the power generation in the coming decade. The quality of Indian coal is not good. Moreover low grade coals are being utilized for the power generation.