Union minister for parliamentary affairs, coal and mines Pralhad Joshi said the proposal for VGF support worth ₹6,000 crore has been approved by the expenditure finance committee (ECF).
In 2020, Centre announced an ambitious plan to gasify 100 million tonnes of coal by 2030, but it is yet to gain momentum because companies do not see it as economically viable.
Dr Nalin Shinghal - Even till the latter part of the 20th century, coal was the major source of energy across the continents and accounted for over 65 per cent of electricity generation world-wide., , sustainable development
Notably, 75% of Indian coal has high ash content and technologies developed abroad are not capable of handling such coal. BHEL’s pressurized fluidized bed gasifier (PFBG) technology is most suited for this type of coal
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