(a) whether the Government has any proposal to
extract oil from coal; and
(b) if so, the details of the technologies adopted
for coal liquefaction purpose on experimental basis?
(a) whether the Government has any proposal to
extract oil from coal; and
(b) if so, the details of the technologies adopted
for coal liquefaction purpose on experimental basis?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL (SHRI PRATIK PRAKASHBAPU PATIL)
(a) & (b) : Yes, Sir. A policy decision has been taken to
promote coal liquefaction in the country from the energy security
point of view. A gazette notification has been issued notifying
coal liquefaction as one of the specified end uses for the purpose
of allotment of captive coal/lignite blocks to the entrepreneurs.
Both direct and indirect methods of converting coal into oil have
been tested commercially in different countries. An experimental
project using direct conversion technology with the coals of
North-Eastern Coalfields has been successfully tested earlier
by Oil India Limited.