article_snippet: In 2012, the national auditor alleged a widespread scam in the allocation of coal blocks.
article_snippet: India depends heavily on coal for power.
article_snippet: The fuel is abundantly available in India, but that's still not enough to satisfy the demand for energy in Asia's third-largest economy.
article_snippet: For the current financial year, national demand for thermal coal to produce energy has been estimated at 551.6 million tonnes, according to official figures.
article_snippet: Of it, at least 84.7 million tonnes is being met through imports, coal minister Piyush Goyal told the Indian parliament in December.
article_snippet: The state-run monopoly Coal India Limited (CIL) accounts for more than 80% of the output.