Coal India opens e-auctions to neighbours as domestic demand softens

NEW DELHI, India: India's largest coal producer is widening its sales net beyond domestic buyers as slowing power-sector demand weighs on volumes and prices at home.

State-run miner Coal India said it has opened its e-auctions to buyers from Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, allowing firms from the neighbouring countries to directly participate for the first time.

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