Amidst pressure on supplies of urea and fertilisers due to the escalating tensions in West Asia, a possible mitigation of these shortages through coal gasification still seems distant, according to sector experts. According to them, very few coal gasification projects have so far scaled to an advanced stage.

The Ministry of Coal, however, has told The Hindu that the government is confident that the target of 100 million tonnes of gasification by 2030 will be met as per schedule.