The National Coal Gasification Mission goals to gasify 100 million tonne of coal by 2030 by floor coal/lignite gasification tasks. (Representative picture)
The ministry stated it has issued three draft request for proposals (RFPs) for session on coal gasification scheme.
Ministry of Coal on Wednesday stated it has sought suggestions from authorities in addition to non-public entities for institution of coal gasification vegetation within the nation.
The ministry stated it has issued three draft request for proposals (RFPs) for session on coal gasification scheme.
“Issued three draft RFPs to solicit feedback from interested government PSUs and private investors for the establishment of coal gasification plants in India,” it stated in a press release.
The stakeholders can present their suggestions and solutions till March 20, it stated.
The Union Cabinet had earlier authorised allocation of Rs 8,500 crore for incentives in the direction of coal gasification tasks, having three classes.
Draft RFPs have been issued individually for every of the three classes.
Category I of the scheme allocates Rs 4,050 crore to the PSUs to help as much as 3 tasks, providing a lump-sum grant of Rs 1,350 crore or 15 per cent of the capital expenditure, whichever is decrease.
In Category II, Rs 3,850 crore is earmarked for each the non-public sector and PSUs, offering every undertaking with a lump-sum grant of Rs 1,000 crore or 15 per cent of the capital expenditure.
Additionally, not less than one undertaking on this class will bear a tariff-based mostly bidding course of.
Category III contains Rs 600 crore for demonstration tasks and small-scale gasification vegetation, providing a lump-sum grant of Rs 100 crore or 15 per cent of the capital expenditure to entities with a minimal capex of Rs 100 crore and minimal manufacturing of 1,500 regular meter cubed per hour of synthesis fuel (syngas).
In a separate assertion, the ministry stated coal performs a pivotal function in India’s vitality system, accounting for practically 70 per cent of the entire electrical era.
It can also be a crucial enter in numerous industries akin to metal, sponge iron, cement, and paper, the ministry stated including numerous measures have been taken to advertise utilization of unpolluted expertise within the coal sector.
The National Coal Gasification Mission goals to gasify 100 million tonne of coal by 2030 by floor coal/lignite gasification tasks.
The authorities has additionally authorised the fairness funding proposal by Coal India Ltd in JVs of CIL-GAIL and CIL-BHEL.
The three way partnership (JV) settlement has been formally signed between CIL and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited for establishing an ammonium nitrate plant by floor coal gasification (SCG).
The authorities can also be actively engaged in clear coal initiatives akin to extraction of coal mattress methane (CBM) gases, exploring Coal to Hydrogen, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), coal beneficiation by washeries, and so forth. to mitigate emissions and improve environmental sustainability.
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