NEW DELHI: At the least two corporations – state-run NTPC and public sector JV Talcher Fertilisers – have submitted purposes underneath the Rs 37,500-crore floor coal and lignite gasification tasks scheme, govt stated on Saturday.It added that the coal ministry can be in contact with extra potential candidates who’re at numerous levels of challenge preparation and finalising their purposes.The ministry additionally dismissed stories suggesting that the scheme had failed to draw potential traders. “Given the numerous scale and complexity of the tasks envisaged underneath the scheme, potential candidates are required to undertake substantial preparatory work, together with preparation of pre-feasibility stories, evaluation of expertise choices, identification of coal/lignite and different feedstock preparations, analysis of challenge economics and preparation of detailed challenge proposals. It’s subsequently anticipated that extra candidates might finalise and submit their proposals because the deadline approaches,” the ministry stated in an announcement.Geared toward selling the conversion of home coal and lignite into higher-value merchandise corresponding to syngas, methanol, ammonia and urea, the scheme was accepted by the Cupboard in Could this yr, whereas the coal ministry floated the request for proposal in July. The final date for submitting purposes within the first spherical is Sept 7.The initiative is anticipated to catalyse investments of Rs 2.5-3 lakh crore throughout almost 25 tasks and generate round 50,000 direct and oblique employment alternatives.India is aiming to gasify 100 million tonnes of coal by 2030.Beneath the Rs 8,500-crore coal gasification scheme launched in 2024, eight tasks with a mixed capability of almost 22.6 million tonnes every year have been accepted. One challenge, being executed by Jindal Metal Restricted, is underneath building, whereas one other, awarded to Talcher Fertilisers, is within the preliminary levels.
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“By facilitating larger utilisation of home assets for manufacturing of such value-added merchandise, the scheme seeks to scale back dependence on imported feedstock and strengthen India’s vitality and financial safety,” the ministry stated.