Adani leads ₹37,500-cr coal gasification scheme with three urea bids

The Centre’s Rs 37,500-crore scheme to promote coal and lignite gasification has received seven applications in its first bidding round, with Adani Enterprises submitting bids for three projects aimed at producing urea, the Ministry of Coal said on Tuesday.

The other applicants include state-run NTPC Ltd, Talcher Fertilisers, and private sector companies Gallantt Ispat and Shyam Sel & Power. NTPC has proposed a synthetic natural gas project, while Gallantt Ispat has applied for a project to produce direct reduced iron (DRI) and syngas. Shyam Sel & Power has proposed a syngas project and Talcher Fertilisers a urea project.

The response comes amid earlier media reports flagging concerns over the ability of the government’s flagship coal gasification programme to attract bidders. The ministry said the seven applications represented a “vote of confidence” in the scheme and in India’s coal gasification mission.