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India's Coal and Lignite Gasification Initiative

Planned · India · Last reported May 2026

Source: Devdiscourse

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The Indian government has launched a Rs 37,500 crore scheme to promote coal and lignite gasification projects, aiming to gasify 75 million tonnes of coal. The initiative seeks to enhance India's energy security, reduce dependence on imported fuels, and attract investments of Rs 3 lakh crore. Financial incentives up to 20% of plant and machinery costs will be provided for new projects selected thro

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Government
Location
India
Updated
22 Jul 2026
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Devdiscourse

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The project “India's Coal and Lignite Gasification Initiative” is an infrastructure initiative in the Government sector, located in India. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Devdiscourse.

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The Indian government has launched a Rs 37,500 crore scheme to promote coal and lignite gasification projects, aiming to gasify 75 million tonnes of coal. The initiative seeks to enhance India's energy security, reduce dependence on imported fuels, and attract investments of Rs 3 lakh crore. Financial incentives up to 20% of plant and machinery costs will be provided for new projects selected through competitive bidding, with coal linkage tenure extended to 30 years.

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2026-05-16

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