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Toh baat yeh hai ki Ministry of Coal ne ekdum confirm kar diya hai ki coal gasification ko national energy security aur self-reliance ke liye ekdum zaroori bana rahe hain. Minister G. Kishan Reddy bhi keh rahe hain ki yeh process humein imported petroleum products aur ammonia se chhutkara dilayegi, jo agriculture aur manufacturing sectors ke liye super important hain. Socho, India 83% crude oil aur 90% methanol toh bahar se mangata hai, aur sirf ammonia hi 2024 mein $982 million ka import bill bana raha tha. Ye global tensions aur energy prices ke time par ekdum sahi move hai.
India ke paas coal ka stock toh bhai lot hai, lagbhag 344 se 400 billion tonnes tak. Ab National Coal Gasification Mission ka target hai ki 2030 tak har saal 100 million tonnes coal ko gasify karein. Iska funda hai coal ko syngas (hydrogen aur carbon monoxide ka mix) mein badalna, jisse important cheezein banengi. Example ke liye, Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Ltd. (BCGCL) Odisha mein ₹25,000 crore ka project laga rahi hai jismein BHEL ki technology use hogi. Ye plant roz 2,000 tonnes ammonium nitrate banayega, jo seedsha import needs ko pura karega aur fertilizer production badhayega. Is coal gasification se saal ka ₹60,000 crore se lekar ₹90,000 crore tak ka import savings ho sakta hai!
Government bhi isme full support de rahi hai. Coal aur lignite gasification projects ke liye ₹8,500 crore ka financial incentive diya hai, aur shayad yeh amount aur badhega bhi. Policy mein bhi reforms aa rahe hain, jaise coal block auctions mein 50% revenue share rebate milega agar coal gasification mein use ho. Ministry of Coal land leases arrange karne aur new gasification plants ke liye coal supply ki separate auctions set up karne mein bhi help kar rahi hai. Abhi 7 bade coal gasification projects, jinki total value ₹64,000 crore se zyada hai, un par kaam chal raha hai, aur kuch mein toh construction bhi shuru ho gaya hai.
Par bhai, ye sab itna bhi asaan nahi hai. Coal gasification ko 'cleaner' toh bolte hain, par ye bhi toh fossil fuel hi hai, toh climate targets ke saath iska connection thoda doubtful hai. Bade projects mein investment bhi bahut lagti hai, aur Indian coal mein ash ka content zyada hone se technical difficulties bhi aati rehti hain. Upar se natural gas aur renewable energy sources se bhi competition hai jo zyada sustainable hain. Water consumption aur greenhouse gas emissions jaisi environmental cheezein bhi hain, jinke liye advanced technologies lag sakti hain. Isiliye, isko ek transitional fuel hi consider karna padega, jabki duniya net-zero ki taraf ja rahi hai.
But overall, India ka 2030 tak 100 million tonnes coal gasify karne ka goal bahut bada commitment dikhata hai. Apna domestic coal use karke, India energy independence, foreign currency savings, aur industrial growth badhana chahta hai. Current projects ka success aur local technology development iske economic feasibility aur environmental sustainability ke liye crucial hoga. Yeh sab 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' mission ka hi ek hissa hai, jiska matlab hai ki hum apni zarooraton ke liye khud pe depend karein aur bahari shocks se bachein.