(a) whether the Coal India Limited (CIL) has tied up with ONGC for coal gassification;
(b) if so. the details thereof and the investment proposed to be made by the CII.;
(c) whether the Government has studied total extractable reserves of coal gas in abandoned mines under the CIL; and
(d) if so. the details thereof, subsidiary-wise and mine-wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL (Dr. DASARI NARAYANA RAO)
(a): The Board of Directors of Coal India Limited (CIL) has. in principle. approved signing of an Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for pilot underground coal gasification project.
1(b): Investment details have to be worked out after signing of MOU with ONGC. However, it is a joint venture with
equal (50:50) participation.
(c)&(d):As reported by Coal India Limited extractable reserves of coal gas in abandoned mines of CIL has not been assessed
as yet.