Coal India and Bharat Petroleum sign MoU to assess a coal-to-synthetic natural gas project

Two Maharatna public sector enterprises, Coal India Limited (CIL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), have inked a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to investigate the viability of starting a coal-to-synthetic natural gas (SNG) project. In Mumbai, the MoU was signed on December 2, 2024. Surface coal gasification technology will be used in the project,