Lok Sabha Question No. 3070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-19
Subject: Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Projects
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Bastipati Nagaraju

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3070

## ANSWERED ON 19/03/2025

CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION AND STORAGE (CCUS) PROJECTS

3070. SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total number of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) projects supported by the Government till date under  Mission  Innovation  Challenge  on  CCUS,  along  with  their expected date of completion, location-wise, year-wise, activity and sector-wise;
- (b) the details regarding the funds allocated and disbursed by the Government for said projects, project-wise and year-wise;
- (c)      the  amount  of  carbon  captured  till  date  from  the  supported projects, project-wise and year-wise;
- (d) the  details  of  the  number  of  CCUS  related  Research  and Development  (R&D)  projects  undertaken  by  the  Government  in collaboration  with  other  countries  along  with  the  technologies developed or undergoing development;
- (e) whether the Government is accepting proposals for new CCUS projects under the said mission; and
- (f)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

( स्ितंत्र प्रभार) .

विज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकी तथा पृ थ्िी विज्ञान मंत्रालय क े राज्य मंत्री (डॉ जितेंद्र स ंह)

(a) to (b): Under Mission Innovation (MI) Challenge on Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS), the two Departments under Ministry of Science and Technology namely Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Department of Biotechnology (DBT) have jointly supported 25 projects for CCUS R&D. The complete details of these 25 projects as supported by DST and DBT till date, project wise and year-wise are given in Annexure-I as (A) and (B) respectively.

- (c) Ministry of Science and Technology has supported 14 projects on Carbon Capture focusing on lab level  R&D. In addition, National Thermal  Power  Corporation  (NTPC),  a  Public  Sector  Undertaking (PSU) under Ministry of Power, has supported commissioning of a CO2 pilot plant at Vindhyanchal, Madhya Pradesh in the year 2023,  which currently captures 3000 tons per annum of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide).
- (d) DST has undertaken 5 projects for support in collaboration with various  other  countries.  Details  of  these  projects  are  given  in Annexure II.
- (e) to (f): Yes Sir, DST accepts CCUS proposals under the MI Mission through its periodic thematic calls. In the year 2023, DST launched the  call  under  CDR  (Carbon  Dioxide  Removal)  Mission  of  MI,  total number of 3 projects have been supported till date as per the details given in Annexure III.

Annexure-I

## Table 1: (A)  CCUS Projects supported by Department of Science & Technology (DST) as part of  Mission Innovation Challenge including the fund allocated and disbursed

|         |                                                                                                                                                                                                | Organisation and Location                              |             |          | (in ₹ Lakhs)   | (in ₹ Lakhs)    | Date of Completion   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
| Sr. No. | Project Name/ Activity                                                                                                                                                                         | (*Organisation full name mentioned in the table below) | Sector      | Year     | Fund Allocated | Funds Disbursed |                      |
| 1       | Demonstration of 1000 lit/day Syngas Generation Via Dry                                                                                                                                        | CSIR- IIP, Dehradun Uttarakhand                        | Utilisation | 2019- 20 | 72.36          | 48.16           | 22.03.2021           |
| 1       | Demonstration of 1000 lit/day Syngas Generation Via Dry                                                                                                                                        | CSIR- IIP, Dehradun Uttarakhand                        | Utilisation | 2020- 21 | 72.36          | 5.7             | 22.03.2021           |
| 2       | Reforming Development of hybrid multi electrode plasma reactor for energy                                                                                                                      | Pondicherry University, Puducherry                     | Utilisation | 2019- 20 | 74.5           | 35.98           | 29.09.2022           |
| 2       | Reforming Development of hybrid multi electrode plasma reactor for energy                                                                                                                      | Pondicherry University, Puducherry                     | Utilisation | 2021- 22 | 74.5           | 14.48           | 29.09.2022           |
| 2       | efficient dry reforming of                                                                                                                                                                     | Pondicherry University, Puducherry                     | Utilisation | 2023- 24 | 74.5           | 6.07            | 29.09.2022           |
| 3       | greenhouse gases. Development of Methods for Utilisation and Conversion of                                                                                                                     | CSIR- NCL, Pune, Maharashtra                           | Utilisation | 2019- 20 | 66.37          | 33.06           | 27.09.2022           |
| 3       | Waste CO to Fuels                                                                                                                                                                              | CSIR- NCL, Pune, Maharashtra                           | Utilisation | 2021- 22 | 66.37          | 10.84           | 27.09.2022           |
| 4       | Study on new green CO 2 -capturing solvents                                                                                                                                                    | ICT, Mumbai, Maharashtra                               | Capture     | 2019- 20 | 43.7           | 15.14           | 27.09.2022           |
| 4       | Study on new green CO 2 -capturing solvents                                                                                                                                                    | ICT, Mumbai, Maharashtra                               | Capture     | 2021- 22 | 43.7           | 12.85           | 27.09.2022           |
| 5       | Development of a geomechanical model for cyclic CO 2 injection and methane release through experimental studies of matrix shrinkage/swelling, mechanical properties, and permeability of coals | IIEST, Shibpur, West Bengal                            | Storage     | 2019- 20 | 49.11          | 26.37           | 17.12.2022           |
| 6       | Development of Integrated technologies for reduction of anthropogenic / industrial waste CO to value added                                                                                     | JNCASR, Bengaluru, Karnataka                           | Utilisation | 2019- 20 | 324.32         | 275.11          | 23.09.2022           |
| 6       | Development of Integrated technologies for reduction of anthropogenic / industrial waste CO to value added                                                                                     | JNCASR, Bengaluru, Karnataka                           | Utilisation | 2020- 21 | 324.32         | 16.93           | 23.09.2022           |

|         |                                                                                                                       | Organisation and Location                              |             |          | (in ₹ Lakhs)   | (in ₹ Lakhs)    | Date of Completion   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
| Sr. No. | Project Name/ Activity                                                                                                | (*Organisation full name mentioned in the table below) | Sector      | Year     | Fund Allocated | Funds Disbursed |                      |
| 7       | Nano- Encapsulation Driven Synergistic Activation of Carbon Dioxide into Fuel                                         | NIT, Tiruchirappalli , Tamil Nadu                      | Utilisation | 2019- 20 | 69.42          | 45.56           | 10.12.2022           |
| 8       | Development of low cost, efficient and scalable materials for CO 2 captures using naturally available nontoxic stable | IIT, Gandhinagar, Gujarat                              | Capture     | 2019- 20 | 60.09          | 34.05           | 18.11.2022           |
| 8       | materials and industrial solid wastes                                                                                 | IIT, Gandhinagar, Gujarat                              | Capture     | 2020- 21 | 60.09          | 10.53           | 18.11.2022           |
| 9       | Hierarchical Porous Covalent Organic Nanosheets and Nanosheets Based Hybrid Membranes for Carbon Capture              | IISER, Kolkata, West Bengal                            | Capture     | 2019- 20 | 56.32          | 43.36           | 26.09.2022           |
| 9       | and Separation of CO 2                                                                                                | IISER, Kolkata, West Bengal                            | Capture     | 2021- 22 | 56.32          | 4.48            | 26.09.2022           |
| 10      | Development of catalysts and a prototype device for conversion of CO 2 to fuels / Chemicals                           | IIT Bombay. Mumbai, Maharashtra, IIT Guwahati Assam    | Utilisation | 2019- 20 | 49.06          | 21.18           | 7.11.2019            |
| 10      |                                                                                                                       | IIT Bombay. Mumbai, Maharashtra, IIT Guwahati Assam    | Utilisation | 2021- 22 | 49.06          | 7.81            | 7.11.2019            |
| 11      | Development of hierarchical novel Catalyst for one pot Conversion of CO 2 rich synthesis gas                          | IIT, Delhi, New Delhi                                  | Utilisation | 2019- 20 | 169.21         | 143.51          |                      |
| 11      | to Dimethyl ether and scale-up Studies                                                                                | IIT, Delhi, New Delhi                                  | Utilisation | 2021- 22 | 169.21         | 14.09           | 23.09.2021           |

|         |                                                                                                                                         | Organisation and Location (*Organisation        |         |          | (in ₹ Lakhs)   | (in ₹ Lakhs)    | Date of Completion   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------|----------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
| Sr. No. | Project Name/ Activity                                                                                                                  | full name mentioned in the table below)         | Sector  | Year     | Fund Allocated | Funds Disbursed |                      |
| 12      | Studies on CO fueled self- sustaining Unmixed                                                                                           | BITS, Goa                                       | Capture | 2019- 20 | 78.62          | 49.14           | 16.01.2023           |
| 12      | reactor for integrated CO 2                                                                                                             | BITS, Goa                                       | Capture | 2022- 23 | 78.62          | 12.05           | 16.01.2023           |
| 13      | Adsorption and separation of CO 2 by porous carbon obtained from agro- residues through cost-effective,                                 | CSIR -CSMCRI, Bhavnagar, Gujarat                | Capture | 2019- 20 | 129.95         | 66.46           | 23.09.2022           |
| 13      | Adsorption and separation of CO 2 by porous carbon obtained from agro- residues through cost-effective,                                 | CSIR -CSMCRI, Bhavnagar, Gujarat                | Capture |          | 129.95         | 13.02           | 23.09.2022           |
| 13      | Adsorption and separation of CO 2 by porous carbon obtained from agro- residues through cost-effective,                                 | CSIR -CSMCRI, Bhavnagar, Gujarat                | Capture | 2020- 21 | 129.95         | 10.03           | 23.09.2022           |
| 14      | A systematic large- scale assessment for potential of CO 2 enhanced oil and                                                             | IIT, Bombay, Maharashtra                        | Storage | 2019- 20 | 199.29         | 94.01           | 22.09.2022           |
| 14      | natural gas                                                                                                                             | IIT, Bombay, Maharashtra                        | Storage | 2020- 21 | 199.29         | 27.1            | 22.09.2022           |
| 14      | sedimentary basins in India                                                                                                             | IIT, Bombay, Maharashtra                        | Storage | 2022- 23 | 199.29         | 21.01           | 22.09.2022           |
| 15      | Bench scale design and development: Investigation of high frequency, high intensity ultrasonics for carbon rich solvent regeneration in | SSN College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Capture | 2019- 20 | 186.77         | 91.15           | 19.01.2023           |
| 15      | Bench scale design and development: Investigation of high frequency, high intensity ultrasonics for carbon rich solvent regeneration in | SSN College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Capture | 23       | 186.77         | 50.55           | 19.01.2023           |
| 15      | solvent-based post combustion CO 2 capture process PCCC for reducing CO 2 capture energy demand                                         | SSN College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Capture | 2022-    | 186.77         |                 | 19.01.2023           |
| 16      | Model Based Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Combined sorbent                                                                        | CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, Telangana                 | Capture | 2019- 20 | 106.85         | 86.19           | 17.10.2022           |
| 16      | catalyst Material                                                                                                                       | CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, Telangana                 | Capture | 2021- 22 | 106.85         | 8.59            |                      |
| 16      | Capture.                                                                                                                                | CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, Telangana                 | Capture | 2022- 23 | 106.85         | 8.55            |                      |

|             |                                                                                                                        | Organisation and Location                                                |             |             | (in ₹ Lakhs)   | (in ₹ Lakhs)    | Date of Completion   |
|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
| Sr. No.     | Project Name/ Activity                                                                                                 | (*Organisation full name mentioned in the table below)                   | Sector      | Year        | Fund Allocated | Funds Disbursed |                      |
| 17          | Nanoengineered Inorganic Halide Perovskites for Solar Based CO 2 Reduction: Novel Artificial                           | G S Mandal's Marathwada Institute of Technology, Aurangabad, Maharashtra | Utilisation | 2019- 20    | 20.55          | 15.05           | 10.12.2021           |
| 17          | Implementation for Clean Energy                                                                                        | G S Mandal's Marathwada Institute of Technology, Aurangabad, Maharashtra | Utilisation | 2021- 22    | 20.55          | 2.00            | 10.12.2021           |
| 18          | Integrated CO 2 absorption and conversion to methanol in slurry phase reactors using metal complexes as                | IIT Delhi                                                                | Utilisation | 2019- 20    | 90.24          | 65.52           | 27.09.2022           |
| 18          | Integrated CO 2 absorption and conversion to methanol in slurry phase reactors using metal complexes as                | IIT Delhi                                                                | Utilisation | 2020- 21    | 90.24          | 5.5             | 27.09.2022           |
| 19          | Structure, Interaction and Process for Energy Efficient CO 2 Separations Using Novel Ionic Liquids Supported Membranes | PDPU, Gandhinagar, Gujarat                                               | Utilisation | 2019- 20    | 28.01          | 10.57           | 27.09.2022           |
| 19          | Structure, Interaction and Process for Energy Efficient CO 2 Separations Using Novel Ionic Liquids Supported Membranes | PDPU, Gandhinagar, Gujarat                                               | Utilisation | 2021- 22    | 28.01          | 7.17            |                      |
| 19          | Structure, Interaction and Process for Energy Efficient CO 2 Separations Using Novel Ionic Liquids Supported Membranes | PDPU, Gandhinagar, Gujarat                                               | Utilisation | 2022- 23    | 28.01          | 6.03            |                      |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                                                                                                            | Grand Total                                                              | Grand Total | Grand Total | 1874.74        | 1474.95         |                      |

## (B) Details of CCUS Projects supported by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) as part of Mission Innovation Challenge including the fund allocated and disbursed

| Sr.   |                                                                                                  | Institute                                     | Sector            | Funds* (in ₹ Lakhs)   | Funds* (in ₹ Lakhs)   | Funds* (in ₹ Lakhs)   | Date of Completion   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
| No.   | Project Name/Activity                                                                            | Name                                          |                   | Year                  | Allocated             | Disbursed             |                      |
| 1.    | Bioconversion of CO2 to Biofuels through Microbial Catalyzed Systems                             | VIT University, Vellore Campus, Vellore       |                   | 2019- 2020            | 49.97                 | 36.11                 | 11/02/2023           |
| 2.    | Sequestration of CO2 with Simultaneous Production of Succinic Acid by metabolically engineering. | The Energy And Resources Institute, New Delhi |                   | 2019- 2020            | 58.97                 | 31.06                 | 29/12/2022           |
| 2.    |                                                                                                  |                                               | Biological Carbon | 2020- 2021            |                       |                       |                      |
| 2.    |                                                                                                  |                                               | Capture           | 2022- 2023            |                       | 18.94                 |                      |

| Sr.         |                                                                                   | Institute                                               | Sector      | Funds* (in ₹ Lakhs)   | Funds* (in ₹ Lakhs)   | Funds* (in ₹ Lakhs)   | Date of Completion   |
|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
| No.         | Project Name/Activity                                                             | Name                                                    |             | Year                  | Allocated             | Disbursed             |                      |
| 3.          | Integrated Design and Demonstration of Intensified CO2                            | PDPU Gandhinagar - Gujarat,                             |             | 2020- 2021            | 62.77                 | 46.66                 | 19/11/2023           |
| 3.          | Capture with cost effective advanced Process. (INDIA- CO2)                        |                                                         |             | 2023- 2024            |                       | 5.91                  | 19/11/2023           |
| 4.          | Solar assisted hydroformylation/ carboxylation of olefins containing              | Indian Institute of Petroleum, Mohkampur Haridwar Road, |             | 2019- 2020            | 57.26                 | 17.734                | 22/06/2023           |
| 4.          | natural products with CO2                                                         | Dehradun - Uttarakhand,                                 |             | 2023- 2024            |                       | 24.26                 | 22/06/2023           |
| 5.          | Metabolic engineering of                                                          | IIT Bombay                                              |             | 2019- 2020            | 89.99                 | 43.85                 | 29/03/2023           |
| 5.          | cyanobacteria for photosynthetic conversion of carbon dioxide into storable fuels |                                                         |             | 2022- 2023            |                       | 16.43                 | 29/03/2023           |
| 6.          | Impact of Carbon Nanomaterial based Photocatalyst on Micr                         | Motilal Nehru National Institute of                     |             | 2019- 2020            | 51.25                 | 26.43                 | 04/08/2023           |
| 6.          | oalgae Growth                                                                     |                                                         |             | 2021- 2022            |                       | 10.90                 | 04/08/2023           |
| 6.          | and Lipid for Improved Biodiesel                                                  | Technology                                              |             | 2022- 2023            |                       | 9.68                  | 04/08/2023           |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                                                                       | Grand Total                                             | Grand Total | Grand Total           | 370.21                | 287.96                |                      |

## Full forms for Table no. 1(A) & 1 (B) from the Annexure - I

|   Sr. No | Institute Short Name         | Institute Full Form                                                                     |
|----------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | CSIR-IIP, Dehradun           | Council of Scientific & Industrial Research - Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun   |
|        2 | CSIR-NCL, Pune               | Council of Scientific & Industrial Research - National Chemical Laboratory, Pune        |
|        3 | ICT, Mumbai                  | Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai                                                |
|        4 | IIEST, Shibpur               | Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur                         |
|        5 | JNCASR, Bengaluru, Karnataka | Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, Karnataka |
|        6 | NIT, Tiruchirappalli         | National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli                                       |
|        7 | IIT, Gandhinagar             | Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar                                             |
|        8 | IISER, Kolkata               | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata                             |
|        9 | IIT, Delhi                   | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi                                                   |
|       10 | BITS, Goa                    | Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Goa                                          |

|   Sr. No | Institute Short Name                            | Institute Full Form                                                                                                    |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       11 | IIT Bombay                                      | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay                                                                                 |
|       12 | PDPU                                            | Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat                                                            |
|       13 | CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar, Gujarat                 | Council of Scientific & Industrial Research - Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat |
|       14 | SSN College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu                                                  |
|       15 | CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, Telangana                 | Council of Scientific & Industrial Research - Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana            |
|       16 | VIT University, Vellore Campus, Vellore         | Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore                                                                               |

Table 2: Details of CCUS R&D projects supported by DST in Collaboration with other countries

|   Sr. No. | Project Title                                                                                                             | Financial Year                       | Lead Institute from India                                    | ACT/CETP Member country Partners             |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Stress history and reservoir pressure for improved quantification of CO2 storage containment risks SHARP Storage          | 2021-22/ Ongoing Project Development | IIT Bombay, Mumbai                                           | Norway, United Kingdom, Denmark, Netherlands |
|         2 | Sustainable Operation of post- combustion Capture plants                                                                  | 2021-22/ Ongoing Project Development | Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha (GGSIP) University, New Delhi | Netherlands, UK, Germany, and USA            |
|         3 | Permanent sequestration of gigatons of CO2 in continental margin basalt deposits                                          | 2022-23/ Ongoing Project Development | CSIR - National Geophysical Research Institute- Hyderabad    | Germany, Norway, and USA                     |
|         4 | Maximizing Carbon Sequestration in Cement-Based Construction through Material Innovation and Additive Manufacturing       | 2022-23/ Ongoing Project Development | Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru                | USA                                          |
|         5 | Mineral Optimization driving Renewable Energy applications in Low Energy CO2 Capture and Utilization in Copper Processing | 2024-25/ Ongoing Project Development | Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Goa        | Sweden, Spain & Romania                      |

ACT: Accelerating CCUS Technologies

CETP: Clean Energy Transition Partnership

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## Annexure-III

Table 3: Details of CCUS Projects supported by DST under CDR Mission of MI including the fund allocated and disbursed

| S.          | Project Name/                                                                                                                                      | Organisatio n and                                                   | Sector      | Year        | (in ₹ Lakhs)   | (in ₹ Lakhs)    | Date of Completion   |
|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
| No.         | Activity                                                                                                                                           | Location                                                            |             |             | Fund Allocated | Funds Disbursed |                      |
| 1           | Constructing Chemically Robust Covalent Organic Nanotubes (CONTs) Coated Zeolites for Metal Free CO2 Capture and Photocatalyti c CO2 Conversion in | Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata | Capture     | 2024- 25    | 90.44          | 27.27           | 25.09.2027           |
| 2           | Water CO2 Capture and Conversion to Jet Fuel via Alcohol to Jet Process                                                                            | IIT Delhi                                                           | Utilisation | 2024- 25    | 176.30         | 97.20           | 24.10.2027           |
| 3           | Quantification of detection threshold and sensitivity of seismic techniques for monitoring of CO2 storage sites in India                           | CSIR-NGRI, Hyderabad                                                | Storage     | 2024- 25    | 97.72          | 42.80           | 09.12.2027           |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                                                                                                                                        | Grand Total                                                         | Grand Total | Grand Total | 364.46         | 167.27          |                      |

*MI: Mission Innovation

*CDR: Carbon Dioxide Removal