Govt to do away with green clearance for pilot projects for underground coal gasification
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has agreed to do away with the green clearance for pilot projects for underground coal gasification.
The development assumes significance as government targets to gasify 100 million tonnes of coal by 2030.
“Any underground coal gasification (UCG) project before it actually takes off means to have a pilot study done. Since it’s a new technology or it will be done for the first time in the country, a pilot phase is necessary.
