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28/05/22 14:34 PM IST

100 Million Tonnes Coal Gasification by 2030

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  • Addressing the National Mineral Congress as the Chief Guest, Shri VK Tiwari, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal, said that the Ministry has prepared a National Mission document to achieve 100 MT Coal Gasification by 2030. “Coal gasification is future.
Coal Gasification 
  • It is considered as cleaner option compared to burning of coal.
  • Gasification facilitates utilization of the chemical properties of coal.
  • Process: Coal gasification is a process in which coal is partially oxidised with air, oxygen, steam or carbon dioxide to form a fuel gas.
  • This gas is then used instead of piped natural gas, methane and others for deriving energy.
  • In-situ gasification of coal – or Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) – is the technique of converting coal into gas while it is still in the seam and then extracting it through wells.
Source- PIB 

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