By Enersider Desk | New Delhi
L&T Energy Hydrocarbon Onshore has won an order from Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Ltd (BCGCL), a joint venture of Coal India Ltd (CIL) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), for a Coal-to-Ammonia-Nitrate project in Odisha.
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The order encompasses the development of the Nitric Acid and Ammonium Nitrate Plant, to be executed on a Lump Sum Turnkey basis (LSTK Package-4) with single-point responsibility. Once operational, the facility will enable the conversion ofcoal into ammonium nitrate with a planned production capacity of 2,000 tonnes per day.
E S Sathyanarayanan, Senior Vice President & Head of L&T Onshore, said: “Winning the LSTK Package-4 order reflects BCGCL’s trust in our execution capabilities.”
The scope of work includes process licensing, basic design, detailed engineering, procurement and construction, encompassing mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, sustained load and performance guarantee test runs, overall project management and final handover of the plant.
Under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative, India has set a target of achieving 100 million tonnes of coal gasification capacity by 2030. This mission aims to convert high-ash domestic coal into value-added products such as ammonium nitrate, methanol, ammonia, Synthetic Natural Gas and fertilisers.
Subramanian Sarma, Deputy Managing Director & President – L&T, said: “This order strengthens L&T’s presence in the gasification and downstream chemicals EPC space. Indigenous gasification infrastructure will play a pivotal role in India’s energy transition.”
