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Detailed explanation-1: -India aims for 100 million tonnes (MT) coal gasification by 2030 with investments worth over Rs. 4 lakh crores, said Shri Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Coal and Mines.

Detailed explanation-2: -New Delhi: The Government of India has set a target to increase coal gasification to 100 million tonnes (MT) by 2030, V K Tiwari, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal, said on Friday. “Coal gasification is the future. It is considered a cleaner option compared to the burning of coal.

Detailed explanation-3: -A plan to increase all India coal production to the level of 1 BT by 2023-24 and coal production by Coal India Limited to 1 BT by 2024-25 has been prepared.

Detailed explanation-4: -India expects utilities’ coal demand to reach 821 million tonnes in 2023-24, according to the presentation. The government official said that would be about 8% more than demand during this fiscal year.

Detailed explanation-5: -Recently ‘National Coal Gasification Mission’ (NCGM) has been launched to achieve 100 metric tonnes of coal gasification by the year 2030. Coal gasification is the process of converting coal into synthesis gas (also known as syngas). It is a mixture of hydrogen (H2), carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO2).