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In Detail : Several Carbon Capture and utilization projects are currently operational, under development, or proposed, across different States/UTs. The details are given at Table.
State/UT‑ wise Details of Carbon Capture Utilization Projects (Operational, Under Construction, Proposed)
A. Operational Carbon Capture & Utilisation Projects
| S. No. | State / UT | Project | Implementing Agency | Status:
Commissioned/ Operational |
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Madhya Pradesh | 3,000 Tonnes Per Annum (TPA) Flue Gas CO₂‑ to‑ Methanol Plant at NTPC Vindhyachal, Vindhyanagar, Singrauli | NTPC Ltd. | Commissioned |
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Tamil Nadu | 60,000 TPA CO₂ Capture Facility, Tuticorin (Thoothukudi) | M/s Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. | Operational |
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Maharashtra | 500 Tonnes Per Day (TPD) CO₂ Capture from Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) Unit at Salav | M/s JSW Steel | Operational |
B. Carbon Capture & Utilisation Projects Under Construction / Under Execution
| Sl. No. | State / UT | Project | Implementing Agency | Status |
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Andhra Pradesh | 3,000 TPA Flue Gas CO₂‑ to‑ Ethanol (Gen‑4) Project at Pudimadaka | NTPC Ltd. | Under Execution |
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Andhra Pradesh | 1,800 TPA Flue Gas CO₂‑ to‑ Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project at Pudimadaka | NTPC Ltd | Under Execution |
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Andhra Pradesh | 24 Kilo Tonne Per Annum (KTPA CCU) Unit at HPCL Visakh Refinery, Malkapuram, Visakhapatnam | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) | Under Execution -Mechanically Completed |
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Telangana | Carbonated Fly‑ Ash Brick (C-brick) Plant (capacity 2 Lakh C-Brick/Day) at NTPC Ramagundam | NTPC Ltd | Under Execution |
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Maharashtra | Development and demonstration of an indigenously developed integrated technology of CO2 capture from the recently demonstrated 1 TPD coal-to-methanol pilot plant and its conversion to methanol at Pune, Maharashtra | Knowledge Partner: IIT Delhi
Industry Partner: Thermax Ltd. |
Under Commissioning |
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Telangana | To develop an indigenous catalytic process for coal derived CO2 hydrogenation to Dimethyl-ether (DME) at moderate temperature and pressures at Hyderabad | Knowledge Partner: CSIR-IICT
Industry Partner: BHEL Ltd |
Under Commissioning |
C. Proposed Carbon Capture& Utilisation Projects
| S. No. | State / UT | Project | Implementing Agency |
| 1 | Assam | Carbonated Water Injection (CWI) is planned in one of OIL’s reservoirs in Dikom field located in its operational areas in Assam. | Oil India Ltd (OIL) |
| 2. | Assam | Feasibility Study of CO2 EOR Including CO2 Transportation & Injection in Makum-North Hapjan Field of Assam | Oil India Ltd (OIL) |
| 3 | Assam | Revitalization of Kathaloni LK+TH Sand (KLN001 Block) Reservoir through Modelling Study along with Identification of Potential for Amenable EOR Scheme in Kathaloni Oilfield | Oil India Ltd (OIL) |
| 4 | Assam | CO + CO₂ Recovery (270 TPD + 190 TPD) at Numaligarh | Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) |
| 5 | Andhra Pradesh | Vacuum Swing Adsorption Process for Carbon dioxide Capture from Cement Kiln Gas and its Utilization within the Construction Material Value Chain. | Knowledge
Partner- CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP), Dehradun, IIT-Tirupati and IISc, Bengaluru. Industry Partner- JSW Cement Ltd. |
| 6 | Gujarat | 1,500 TPD CO₂‑ Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) at Gujarat refinery, Vadodara | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) + Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC Ltd.) |
| 7 | Gujarat | Initiative on the feasibility of CCUS in form of CO2-EOR in the mature water flooded reservoirs of Gandhar in Gujarat.
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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC Ltd.) |
| 8 | Madhya Pradesh | 15 TPD CO₂‑ to‑ Calcium Carbonate Plant (Bina Refinery) at Bina | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) |
| 9 | Haryana | 440 TPD CO₂‑ to‑ Acetic Acid (Panipat Refinery) at Panipat | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) |
| 10 | Odisha | 132 TPD CO₂‑ to‑ Polycarbonate at Paradip Refinery | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) |
| 11 | Odisha | 348 TPD of CO2 to Acetic Acid at Paradip Refinery | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) |
| 12 | Odisha | Water-based catalyst-driven CO2 capture process, at a scale of 2 TPD, designed for integration within a live cement plant, enabling conversion of captured CO2 into calcium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate and formic acid. | Knowledge Partner: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B)
Industry Partner: Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited
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| 13 | Odisha | Carbon-negative using solvent-based carbon capture technology at a scale of 1 TPD and utilizing captured CO2 for mineralisation into concrete using ICCM (Integrated Carbon Capture and Mineralization) technology. | Knowledge Partner:
IIT Kanpur Industry Partner: JSW Cement |
| 14 | Rajasthan | Oxygen-based Calcination to capture 2 TPD (Tonnes Per Day) of CO2 and its utilization (0.4 TPD) in lightweight concrete products and olefins. | Knowledge Partner:
National Council for Cement and Building Material, Ballabhgarh (NCCBM), IIT Roorkee Industry Partner: JK Cement Ltd. |
| 15 | Rajasthan | Feasibility Study of CO2 Transportation and Storage in Saline Aquifers/ Reservoirs of Jaisalmer Basin, Rajasthan
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Oil India Ltd (OIL) |
| 16 | Tamil Nadu | Innovative Interventions in Cement Industry for Lowering Carbon Impact. New kiln burning technology based on oxygen-enriched burning, capture using adsorption/absorption, and mineralization of captured CO2 (2 TPD) using concrete blocks, waste concrete fines and concrete plant sludge. | Knowledge
Partner- IIT Madras & BITS Goa Industry Partner- Ultratech Cement Ltd |
This Information was given by The Minister of State in the Ministry Of Power, Shri Shripad Naik, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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