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India's First Indigenous Coal Gasification Project at Lakhanpur

Under construction · Odisha · Last reported Apr 2026

Source: Business Standard

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Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Limited (BCGCL) and Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) have signed a land agreement to set up India's first indigenous coal-to-ammonium nitrate coal gasification project at Lakhanpur in Jharsuguda district, Odisha. The project aims to boost energy security and reduce import dependence by deploying indigenously developed coal gasification technology by Bharat H

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Under Construction
Sector
Government, Chemical (Industrial), Manufacturing (Industrial)
Location
Jharsuguda, Odisha, India
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Business Standard

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The project “India's First Indigenous Coal Gasification Project at Lakhanpur” is an infrastructure initiative in the Government sector, located in Jharsuguda, Odisha, India. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Business Standard.

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Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Limited (BCGCL) and Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) have signed a land agreement to set up India's first indigenous coal-to-ammonium nitrate coal gasification project at Lakhanpur in Jharsuguda district, Odisha. The project aims to boost energy security and reduce import dependence by deploying indigenously developed coal gasification technology by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL). The facility will produce ammonium nitrate, a key industrial chemical used in fertilizers and mining, with a planned capacity of 2,000 tonnes per day.

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India

State

Odisha

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Jharsuguda

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Government, Chemical (Industrial), Manufacturing (Industrial)

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2026-04-05

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