BHEL Wins Coal Gasification Order In Odisha

12 Jan 2026 CW Team

State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited on Thursday said it has secured an order from Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Limited for setting up coal gasification and raw syngas cleaning facilities for a coal-to-ammonium nitrate project in Jharsuguda.

BCGCL is a joint venture between BHEL and Coal India Limited. The order covers engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and performance guarantee of the coal gasification and raw syngas cleaning facilities, which form the core process units of the integrated chemical complex.

According to BHEL, the scope of work includes the gasifier and associated auxiliaries, a steam generation plant, air separation unit, coal and ash handling systems, and cooling tower facilities. The project will deploy BHEL’s in-house developed Pressurised Fluidised Bed Gasification technology and marks its first commercial-scale application, strengthening the company’s position in advanced coal gasification solutions.

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