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Coal gasification tin assistance substitute imports of up to ₹3 lakh crore, stated Union Coal Minister G. Kishan Reddy, adding, the sustainable mining method besides extends to ensuring self-reliance for India’s industries and wide economical security.
“Each year, the state imports products valued astatine up to ₹3 lakh crore that could tin besides beryllium availed via ember gasification,” helium stated astatine a promotional roadshow for aboveground ember and lignite gasification projects present connected Thursday (May 28, 2026).
Coal gasification entails conversion of ember into syngas, which tin beryllium utilized to nutrient chemicals, fertilisers and hydrogen.
It was besides informed that the authorities is moving connected a argumentation to see wrong the broader urea argumentation — an incentivised constituent that shall see urea produced via ember gasification.
On May 13, the Union Cabinet had approved the strategy for promotion of aboveground coal/lignite gasification projects with a fiscal outlay of ₹37,500 crore.
Explaining the facet connected ensuring economical security, Mr. Reddy held, “India is astir 90% import-dependent for galore concern chemicals. For procuring these indispensable chemicals, the state spends a batch of overseas currency,” adding, “Geopolitical tensions, specified arsenic the struggle successful West Asia which person caused shipping disruptions globally person besides impacted India’s proviso chains. Thus, gasification [now] besides extends arsenic a taxable for strategical industrial, self-reliance, economical information and [the imaginativeness for] Viksit Bharat.”
‘Technology for ember gasification not a problem’
In effect to a question from The Hindu astir exertion for ember gasification, the Union Minister for Coal held it would not beryllium immoderate occupation with the authorities having eased restrictions for import of exertion and backstage assemblage collaborating successful the realm.
“There is exertion successful India astatine present, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. [BHEL] besides has the technology. Additionally, definite backstage companies person purchased the exertion from extracurricular and person inked MoUs arsenic well. We are besides encouraging players who travel up with indigenous technology,” helium stated, adding, “Other than this, respective countries arsenic China and United States are besides consenting to supply the exertion — we person besides relaxed policies for its import [of technology].”
Policy successful works for gasification-based urea
Also contiguous astatine the roadshow, Krishna Kant Pathak, Joint Secretary astatine the Dept. of Fertilisers informed they were moving connected a argumentation for ember gasification-based urea manufacturing, successful different words, inclusion of an inducement constituent for urea that is manufactured via ember gasification.
“We are successful the process of making [a argumentation on] ember gasification-based urea manufacturing. Within 1 month, we should beryllium acceptable with that,” helium stated.
