Industry Odisha Bureau, Jul 22: The coal gasification-based Ammonium Nitrate Project at Lakhanpur in Jharsuguda district is targeted to be commissioned by March 2030.
The Minister of State for Coal and Mines, Satish Chandra Dubey, informed this in Lok Sabha.
President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the coal gasification-based Ammonium Nitrate Project and the Stage-II expansion project (2×660 MW) of the IB thermal power station on June 20 this year.
Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Limited (BCGCL), a joint venture of Coal India Limited (CIL) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), is the project proponent for the Coal Gasification Project while Odisha Power Generation Corporation Limited (OPGC) is the proponent for the thermal power project, he said.
The location of the coal gasification project is Lakhanpur while the thermal power project is in Banaharpalli, Jharsuguda district.
The approved cost of the coal gasification project is Rs 25,016 crore. Environmental Clearance and Consent to Establish have been obtained, major EPC packages have been awarded, and site development is in progress. The project is scheduled for commissioning by March 2030, the Minister informed.
The cost and completion timeline for the thermal power project have not been finalized as it is under the bidding process.
The coal gasification project involves setting up a 0.66 million tonne per annum (MTPA) Coal-to-Ammonium Nitrate Plant based on BHEL’s indigenous Pressurised Fluidised Bed Gasification (PFBG) technology.
BCGCL is the project proponent, PDIL is the Project Management Consultant, and the major EPC packages have been awarded to BHEL and L&T.
The contractor for the power project has not been finalized as it is under the bidding process. Odisha Power Generation Corporation Limited (OPGC) is the project proponent for the 2×660 MW power project.
He further informed that the coal gasification project is expected to generate about 2,000 direct and indirect employment opportunities.
Engagement of skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled manpower will be as per project requirements. Preference to eligible local youth is in accordance with applicable policies, Dubey added.
