Coal to Ammonium Project in Odisha: BCGCL & MCL Pact

New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) In a significant push to the country's coal gasification ambitions, Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Ltd (BCGCL) and Coal India arm MCL on Wednesday signed a land leasing pact for the proposed coal to ammonium nitrate project in Odisha.

The project -- a coal to 2,000 tonnes per day (TPD) ammonium nitrate facility -- represents an achievement as India's pioneering coal gasification initiative using homegrown technology from BHEL.


It signals a bold move towards self-reliant innovation, technological progress, and lessened reliance on foreign tech in energy and chemicals, the coal ministry said in a statement.

Spread over about 350 acres of land under the possession of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), the project has been enabled through recent progressive policy reforms of the Ministry of Coal, it said.

These reforms enable the utilisation of coal bearing area land for coal gasification projects, unlocking new pathways for value-added utilisation of India's abundant coal resources and strengthening the sector's diversification.