BCGCL commences construction on its ₹25,000 crore coal gasification project in Odisha

Key facts

• Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Ltd (BCGCL), a joint venture between Coal India Ltd and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, has begun ground construction activities for its ₹25,000 crore coal gasification project in Odisha.
• The project is designed to produce approximately 0.66 million tonnes per annum of technical grade ammonium nitrate through coal gasification.
• This development supports the National Coal Gasification Mission's goal of achieving 100 million tonnes of coal gasification capacity by 2030.
• Contracts worth ₹15,000 crore have been awarded, with ₹10,000 crore allocated to Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd and ₹5,000 crore to Larsen & Toubro (L&T).
• The project scope is divided between BHEL, which executes the coal gasification and syngas purification packages, and L&T, which handles the ammonia synthesis and ammonium nitrate production packages.