The second round of the government's ₹37,500 crore scheme to promote coal and lignite gasification has closed with two applications, both from NTPC Limited, and a third round opened on Tuesday, the Ministry of Coal said.
NTPC's applications propose making urea, methanol and dimethyl ether (DME), the ministry said, pointing to coal gasification's potential to support domestic production of critical industrial products and to use India's own coal.
Round 3
Round 3 opened on 10 November and applications are open until 11 January 2027, giving eligible entities another chance to propose coal or lignite gasification projects.
The scheme
The Union Cabinet approved the Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects on 13 May 2026, with a total outlay of ₹37,500 crore. The ministry says successive rounds are meant to widen industry participation, attract investment and speed up adoption of the technology, towards a national target of 100 million tonnes of coal gasification capacity by 2030.
The release does not say how much support NTPC has asked for, or where the projects would be built.
Source: official release by the Ministry of Coal, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (10 NOV 2026 4:29PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: Round 2 of ₹37,500 Crore Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects Concludes with Two Applications from NTPC Limited; Round 3 Opens Today.
How we verified this
VerifiedEvery fact, figure and quotation is taken from the official PIB release (Release ID 2334671) issued by the Ministry of Coal on 10 NOV 2026 4:29PM by PIB Delhi; checked against the source on publication. Story written by BDT from that release; no outside facts added.
Sources
- 1.Round 2 of ₹37,500 Crore Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects Concludes with Two Applications from NTPC Limited; Round 3 Opens Tod — Press Information Bureau, Government of India
