Combination burner for the gasification of pulverised fuels with an oxidation means containing free oxygen for pressures between ambient pressure and high pressures of 80 bar (8 MPa) as well as temperatures between 800-1800°C, with the following features: - a central tube essentially leading to the mouth of the burner, - arranged concentrically around the central tube is an annular combustion gas channel essentially leading to the mouth of the burner, - arranged concentrically around the annular combustion gas channel is an annular oxidation means channel essentially leading to the mouth of the burner, - arranged concentrically around the annular oxidation means channel is an annular cooling channel, - arranged concentrically around the annular cooling channel is an annular channel for the oxidation means of the pulverised fuel burner, - arranged concentrically around the annular channel for the oxidation means of the pulverised fuel burner is an annular coolant channel, - arranged concentrically around the annular coolant channel is an annular channel for the fuel of the pulverised fuel burner, - arranged concentrically around the annular channel for the fuel of the pulverised fuel burner is an annular coolant channel, characterised in that - the central tube supports an ignition tip electrically insulated from the burner, - the insulation is implemented by a central tube separated into two tube sections and the tube sections are mechanically connected by a tubular, ceramic insulating body, - the central tube serves as a support for an insulated high-voltage ignition cable, wherein the metallic end of the high-voltage ignition cable is connected to the section of the metallic central tube located in the vicinity of the mouth of the burner which carries the ignition tip. - a central tube essentially leading to the mouth of the burner, - arranged concentrically around the central tube is an annular combustion gas channel essentially leading to the mouth of the burner, - arranged concentrically around the annular combustion gas channel is an annular oxidation means channel essentially leading to the mouth of the burner, - arranged concentrically around the annular oxidation means channel is an annular cooling channel, - arranged concentrically around the annular cooling channel is an annular channel for the oxidation means of the pulverised fuel burner, - arranged concentrically around the annular channel for the oxidation means of the pulverised fuel burner is an annular coolant channel, - arranged concentrically around the annular coolant channel is an annular channel for the fuel of the pulverised fuel burner, - arranged concentrically around the annular channel for the fuel of the pulverised fuel burner is an annular coolant channel, characterised in that - the central tube supports an ignition tip electrically insulated from the burner, - the insulation is implemented by a central tube separated into two tube sections and the tube sections are mechanically connected by a tubular, ceramic insulating body, - the central tube serves as a support for an insulated high-voltage ignition cable, wherein the metallic end of the high-voltage ignition cable is connected to the section of the metallic central tube located in the vicinity of the mouth of the burner which carries the ignition tip.