NTPC Plans Rs. 10,000 Cr. Investment to Establish Coal-to-SynGas Facility in Chhattisgarh
NTPC Ltd. is going to invest Rs. 10,000 crore to set up a Coal-to-Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) facility at Talaipalli, Chhattisgarh. The aforesaid information was made available through a release from Press Trust of India (PTI) on 11th January 2026.
The planned facility will be spread across nearly 150 acres of land, and will boast a capacity of 5 lakh tonnes per annum of SNG processed from 25 lakh tonnes per annum of coal. Further, the company is on look-out for technology tie-ups to aid in the process of beneficiation and gasification of coal, among other processes, to produce Syngas. The coal used for this process will be high-ash Indian coal sourced from NTPC’s captive mines.
At its upcoming plant, NTPC targets to produce SNG at a cost of around USD 12 per Metric Million British Thermal Unit (MMBtu)*.
*An MMBtu is a standard unit of energy, which measures the heat content or energy value of fuel, primarily natural gas. This unit is commonly used for pricing and billing in the energy sector.
Additionally, utilization of domestic coal will lead to indigenously produced SNG, which will curb dependence on imports for natural gas. Also, this drive is going to be led by NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA), an NTPC Research & Development (R&D) wing. NETRA will use processes such as coal gastification ensuring cleaner utilization of domestic coal, which aligns with the company’s “greening the coal” vision.
