Archive · 26 Sep 2025
Govt. to Auction Coal Blocks for Gasification Projects
The government plans to sell coal mines that can be used to convert coal into gas.
This is part of a larger effort to use 100 million tonnes of coal over the next five years.
Coal gasification turns coal into a gas that can be used to make things like fertilizers and fuel.
The government is providing financial incentives to encourage companies to do this.
The goal is to create valuable products from coal and decrease the need to buy these products from other countries.
The government will soon auction coal blocks suitable for gasification.
The plan is to gasify 100 million tonnes of coal within five years.
Coal gasification converts coal into synthetic gas (syngas).
Syngas can produce downstream products like fertilizers and synthetic natural gas.
An ₹8,500 crore financial incentive scheme supports coal and lignite gasification.
- Who
- Government officials.
- What
- Auctioning coal blocks with coal gasification potential.
- When
- Soon.
- Where
- Not explicitly mentioned.
- Why
- To promote coal gasification and reduce reliance on imported products.
Proponents
Unknown
Coal Gasification
Proponents
Government promoting coal gasification to produce valuable products like synthetic natural gas and reduce reliance on imported products.
Unknown
N/A
- Main Focus
- Auctioning coal blocks for gasification
- Coal Gasification Target
- Gasify 100 million tonnes in 5 years
- Financial Incentive Scheme
- ₹8,500 crore to promote projects
- Remaining Allocation
- ₹2,500 crore for financial incentives
- Products From Gasification
- Fertilizers, methanol, synthetic natural gas, and more
- Auction Type
- Commercial coal mining auction