Hyderabad, July 11 -- The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is stepping up efforts to enter the coal gasification sector, with preparations underway to launch a pilot underground coal gasification (UCG) project as part of its strategy to transform into a diversified energy company.

SCCL Chairman and Managing Director Dr. Buddhaprakash Jyoti reviewed the company's coal gasification initiatives during a meeting with Dr. Srikant Nagulapalli, Director General of the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, at Singareni Bhavan here on Friday evening.

The CMD said SCCL is exploring multiple options to improve the viability of its proposed 400-tonnes-per-day Ammonium Nitrate Melt Plant ...