This 100 metric tonne coal gasification will be in three phases. In the first phase - from 2020-2024 - 4 million tonnes (MT) of coal will be gasified and an investment of around Rs 20,000 crore will be made for this.
New Delhi (Natural Energy News): Coal gasification is the process of synovial production - a mixture consisting mainly of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, natural gas and water vapour - from coal.
Coal Minister Prahlada Joshi said on Monday that India will have a target of Rs 4 lakh crore to meet 100 million tonnes of coal gas by 2030.
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Coal gasification is the process of synovial production - a mixture consisting mainly of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, natural gas and water vapour - from coal.
“Coal gasification and liquefaction is not an aspiration, but a necessity. To encourage the use of clean sources of fuel, the government has provided a concession of 20 percent on the revenue share of coal used for gasification. Joshi said that it will boost production of artificial natural gas, energy fuels, urea for fertilizers and other chemicals.
Joshi was addressing a webinar on coal gasification and liquefaction organized by the Ministry of Coal.
This 100 metric tonne coal gasification will be in three phases. In the first phase - from 2020-2024 - 4 million tonnes (MT) of coal will be gasified and an investment of around Rs 20,000 crore will be made for this.
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In the second phase - from 2020-2026 - there will be gasification of 6 metric tonnes of coal with an investment of Rs 30,000 crore.
In the third phase - from 2022-2030 - 90 metric tons of coal will be gasified and an investment of Rs 3.6 lakh crore will be made for this.
Reiterating the Centre's commitment to green initiatives in the sector, Joshi said that coal gasification and liquefaction are on the government's agenda and various actions have been taken to develop surface coal gasification.
In this regard, a Steering Committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of VK Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog and involving officials of Ministry of Coal.
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Coal India plans to set up at least three gasification plants (other than Dankuni) on a build, self-operated (BOO) basis through a global tender and has tied up with GAIL for marketing synthetic natural gas.
Joshi urged the attendees of the session to conform to the country's SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis to find out more about technologies and other aspects in the coal gasification sector.
He said that this would help the country's reserves for optimum utilization in pursuing the path of sustainability as per global standards.
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