Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg believes there is a "strong moral case" for the Adani Carmichael coal mine, saying it will help boost living conditions in developing countries around the world.

Key points: Adani's Carmichael coal mine unlikely to receive federal assistance

Adani's Carmichael coal mine unlikely to receive federal assistance Mr Frydenberg said there is "strong moral case" for coal projects

Mr Frydenberg said there is "strong moral case" for coal projects Larissa Waters said "moral" argument was sick joke

Larissa Waters said "moral" argument was sick joke Turnbull Government "agnostic" about where clean energy comes from

The Federal Government last week re-approved the $16 billion Adani Carmichael project in central Queensland, which will be Australia's largest coal mine, subject to a list of strict conditions.

The decision came two months after the Federal Court set aside the original approval over a lack of consideration for two endangered species, but Environment Minister Greg Hunt said new conditions would ensure the project met the highest environmental standards.

Mr Frydenberg told the ABC's Insiders program the mine would create hundreds of jobs and help lift millions of people out of "energy poverty" in countries like India.

"I think there's a strong moral case here - I've just been at the G20 and at the APEC energy ministers' meeting and they pointed out that over a billion people around the world don't have access to electricity," he said.

"This means more than two billion people today are using wood and dung for their cooking.

"The World Health Organisation says this leads to 4.3 million premature deaths - that's more people dying through those sort of inefficient forms of energy than malaria, HIV aids and tuberculosis combined."

Mr Frydenberg said he believed the project would be viable, despite a drop in coal prices, and all but ruled out the prospect of federal assistance.

A map showing the Adani Group's $16 billion Carmichael coal mine and rail project. ( Sourced: adanimining.com )

"This is a commercial operation, it needs to stand on its own two feet," he said.

"When it comes to the $5 billion concessional loan infrastructure facility we have for northern Australia, we'll be releasing the criteria shortly, but this wouldn't be a priority project for us."

The Energy Minister also signalled a shift in the Coalition's attitude towards wind farms, telling Insiders the Turnbull Government was "agnostic" about the technology.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott described wind farms as noisy and visually awful, while former treasurer Joe Hockey said they were utterly offensive.

"We're agnostic when it comes to the particular forms of technology we use to get to our 23.5 per cent target," Mr Frydenberg said.

"Our view is, whether it's wind turbines, whether it's solar panels or hydro, we're agnostic about where this clean energy comes from."

Greens condemn 'moral' argument for coal

Queensland-based Greens senator Larissa Waters said the suggestion of a strong moral case for the Adani coal mine to relieve energy poverty in India was a sick joke.

"Claiming there's a moral case for coal exports confirms yet again how out of touch the Coalition is with the rest of the world," she said.

"Four out of five people without electricity in India are not connected to an electricity grid, so can't access coal-fired power.

"Building electricity grids is slow and expensive and the much cheaper, healthier solution is localised renewable energy."