Lok Sabha Question No. 2994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-07
Subject: Contribution of CCUS in Carbon Reduction
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Dr. Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2994 ANSWERED ON 07.08.2025

## CONTRIBUTION OF CCUS IN CARBON REDUCTION

2994. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  and  distribution  of  currently  operational  Carbon  Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) projects across key industries;
- (b) whether these projects have contributed to carbon reduction and if so, the details  of  the  estimated  target  of  carbon  reduction  achieved  (in  MT  CO ₂ equivalent) through these projects; and
- (c) the projections for CCUS's contribution to sustainable development and Atmanirbhar Bharat in terms of economic impact and job creation?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a)  &  (b):    Carbon  Capture  Utilisation  and  Storage  (CCUS)  technologies  are presently in nascent and development stage in the country. Some industries have taken  initiatives  for  pilot  or  demonstration  projects  which  are  currently operational and the details are given below:
- (i) NTPC Ltd. has recently commissioned a pilot project of 10 Metric Tonnes Per Day (TPD) Carbon Dioxide (CO2)-to-Methanol conversion plant at NTPC Vindhyachal, Madhya Pradesh, with annual capacity of 6,000 Metric Tonnes (MT).
- (ii) M/s Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (TAFL), Tamil Nadu has set up CCUS facility with a capacity to capture up to 60,000 MT of CO2 annually.
- (iii) M/s  JSW  Steel  operates  a  Direct  Reduced  Iron  (DRI)  unit  plant at Salav, Maharashtra where CO ₂ capture is deployed in line to strip out CO2 from the process gas, of capacity of upto 500 TPD.

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In addition, Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Council of Scientific  &  Industrial  Research  (CSIR)  have  also  taken  up  various  projects, either on Research and Development (R&D) scale or pilot scale, for validating and  deploying  Carbon  Capturing  and  Utilisation  (CCU)  technologies  at  small scale in real industrial setting through Industry-Academia collaborations.

(c) :   CCUS  is  expected  to  play  a  transformative  role  in  enabling  industrial decarbonisation in the country, aligning with the nation's overarching goal of achieving 'Net Zero' by 2070. By promoting indigenous Research and Development (R&D), CCUS reduces dependence on imported technologies. The integration  of  CCUS  technologies  may  contribute  to  the  development  of a circular carbon economy, wherein captured carbon dioxide is repurposed into value-added products such as synthetic fuels, fertilizers, construction materials, and industrial gases. This approach not only promotes resource efficiency but also aligns with the broader objectives of Atmanirbhar Bharat, by encouraging indigenous innovation.

The deployment of CCUS technology across sectors, hard-to-abate sector, such  as  cement,  power,  and  chemicals  etc.  is  expected  to  encourage investment, foster innovation, and potentially support job creation in high-skilled domains. Public-private partnerships and innovation-driven funding models are the key to accelerate implementation of CCUS in the country.

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