Ann: Cougar Energy (UK) Limited , page-7

Some news from pakistans neighbours...Everyone is jumping on the UCG bandwagon and we at cxy and the other two CNX and LNC have a head start :)


http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=54237

The reconstituted Consultative Committee of the Members of Parliament for Coal met for the first time today under the chairmanship of Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal, Minister of State for Coal (Independent Charge). The agenda of the meeting was “Underground Coal Gasification”.

Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) or In-situ Coal Gasification is a method of covering un-worked coal/in-situ coal into a combustible gas which can be used for industrial heating, power generation or the manufacture of hydrogen, syngas or diesel fuel.

Emphasizing the need for UCG, Shri Jaiswal said that his Ministry is prepared to explore every technology to meet the increasing demand for domestic coal. Terming the UCG as one of the identified clean coal technologies having good potential for development in India, he listed out its benefits. The environmental effects of the technology are perceived to be fairly low. It is also beneficial from the health and safety point of view besides having potentially lower capital and operating costs. The capital expenditure required for UCG will be relatively lesser compared to physical mining of coal and land requirement and degradation of land is comparatively less. Unlike conventional mining, there is no need for creating access ways and UCG obviates deployment of persons underground.