SCCL officials to assess coal gasification projects across India
Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is evaluating coal gasification projects to diversify its energy portfolio. The company is conducting feasibility studies and exploring pilot projects for underground coal gasification to improve commercial viability.
Why it matters
As India seeks to transition its energy sector, diversifying coal usage through gasification is a key strategy for industrial growth and energy security.
The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is exploring opportunities in the coal gasification sector as part of its strategy to transform itself into a diversified energy enterprise. A team of SCCL officials is scheduled to visit major coal gasification projects, including Talcher, MCL-BHEL and JSPL facilities, later this month to study their operations.
Simultaneously, techno-economic studies are being conducted to assess the feasibility of surface coal gasification projects in the Bheemaram, Chennur South and Naini areas, according to SCCL CMD Buddhaprakash Jyoti.
Engineers India Limited (EIL) has completed a feasibility study for setting up a 400-tonnes-per-day Ammonium Nitrate Melt Plant on the premises of the Singareni Thermal Power Plant (STPP). However, the project’s return on investment was found to be inadequate to make it commercially attractive.
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