Coal India Limited (CIL), signed a Memorandum of Understanding with IIT Madras to establish the Centre for Sustainable Energy at IIT Madras. The MoU was signed by Achyut Ghatak, Director (Technical), CIL, and Prof. V Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras. The centre will serve as a hub for cutting-edge R&D and capacity-building initiatives in sustainable energy technologies. It will focus on developing solutions for repurposing coal mines, creating low-carbon technologies and reimagining coal as a valuable feedstock in India’s clean energy future. “Through this collaboration with IIT Madras, Coal India aims to generate indigenous solutions that ensure energy security, decarbonisation and socio-economic progress,” said P M Prasad, Chairman, CIL.
