Over 60 delegates of the National Mineral Congress, organised by the Indian National Committee World Mining Congress and supported by the Union Ministry of Coal, visited the coal gasification plant (CGP) of the Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) at Angul on the second day of the Mining Congress on Saturday.
JSP Managing Director VR Sharma and other senior officials explained to the visiting delegates various features of the CGP and the process for production of synthesis gas. The JSP is the first steelmaker in the world to produce steel through the CGP-DRI route.
Addressing the first session of the National Mineral Congress at Bhubaneswar on Friday, JSP Chairman Naveen Jindal said, "Coal gasification is the future of coal." He highlighted the benefits of coal gas technology for producing clean energy.
“We are committed to take care of the environment and simultaneously ensure economic development for becoming the ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’ through the application of green technologies like coal gasification. The industry needs to collaborate with each other and work together to make this technology more efficient,” Jindal added.
Participating in the session, JSP MD VR Sharma said, “The synthesis gas produced from the CGP contains 60% hydrogen.” He suggested that more coal gasification plants be promoted in and around coal-bearing areas so that the logistics expenses are minimised.