The Largest in China Coal-to-Gas Project Will Be Constructed in Eastern Jungar of Xinjiang

The eastern Jungar region in Xinjiang will construct the largest in China coal gasification project with the gas output reaching 30 billion m3/a. It is learned that the State Development and Reform Commission has officially approved the Xinjiang Eastern Jungar coal-to-gas demonstration project to launch the front-end loading work.

The Eastern Jungar coal gasification demonstration project is rated at 30 billion m3of gas per annum, with its scale being tantamount to the gas transmission capacity of Sinopec’s “Xinjiang-Guangdong-Zhejiang” gas pipeline. This project will composed of five gas sources at Wucaiwan, Dajing, Xiheshan, Kemuste and Hefeng. This project will be jointly constructed by SINOPEC, the Huaneng Xinjiang Company, the Xinjiang Longyu Energy Company, the Zhejiang Energy Group and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, with the estimated investment totaling 183 billion RMB. The eastern Jungar region boasts rich coal reserves amounting to 390 billion tons, with the proved coal reserve equating to 213.6 billion tons, which is the largest in China coal field with abundant resources.