Lok Sabha Question No. 6323 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: Green Energy Projects
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri P V Midhun Reddy

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6323 ANSWERED ON 02.04.2026

## GREEN ENERGY PROJECTS

the details of carbon capture and utilization projects that are operational, under development or proposed in the country along with their current status, State/UT-wise?

6323. SHRI P V MIDHUN REDDY: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

Several Carbon Capture and utilization projects are currently operational, under  development,  or  proposed,  across  different  States/UTs.  The  details  are given at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6323 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 02.04.2026

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State/UT-wise Details of Carbon  Capture  Utilization Projects (Operational,  Under Construction, Proposed)

- A. Operational Carbon Capture & Utilisation Projects

|   S. No. | State / UT     | Project                                                                                                    | Implementing Agency                               | Status: Commissioned/ Operational   |
|----------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|        1 | Madhya Pradesh | 3,000 Tonnes Per Annum (TPA) Flue Gas CO ₂ -to-Methanol Plant at NTPC Vindhyachal, Vindhyanagar, Singrauli | NTPC Ltd.                                         | Commissioned                        |
|        2 | Tamil Nadu     | 60,000 TPA CO ₂ Capture Facility, Tuticorin (Thoothukudi)                                                  | M/s Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. | Operational                         |
|        3 | Maharashtra    | 500 Tonnes Per Day (TPD) CO ₂ Capture from Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) Unit at Salav                         | M/s JSW Steel                                     | Operational                         |

## B. Carbon Capture & Utilisation Projects Under Construction / Under Execution

|   Sl. No. | State / UT     | Project                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Implementing Agency                                         | Status                                   |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh | 3,000 TPA Flue Gas CO ₂ -to-Ethanol (Gen-4) Project at Pudimadaka                                                                                                                                                     | NTPC Ltd.                                                   | Under Execution                          |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh | 1,800 TPA Flue Gas CO ₂ -to-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project at Pudimadaka                                                                                                                                     | NTPC Ltd                                                    | Under Execution                          |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh | 24 Kilo Tonne Per Annum (KTPA CCU) Unit at HPCL Visakh Refinery, Malkapuram, Visakhapatnam                                                                                                                            | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)              | Under Execution - Mechanically Completed |
|         4 | Telangana      | Carbonated Fly-Ash Brick (C-brick) Plant (capacity 2 Lakh C-Brick/Day) at NTPC Ramagundam                                                                                                                             | NTPC Ltd                                                    | Under Execution                          |
|         5 | Maharashtra    | Development and demonstration of an indigenously developed integrated technology of CO2 capture from the recently demonstrated 1 TPD coal-to-methanol pilot plant and its conversion to methanol at Pune, Maharashtra | Knowledge Partner: IIT Delhi Industry Partner: Thermax Ltd. | Under Commissioning                      |
|         6 | Telangana      | To develop an indigenous catalytic process for coal derived CO2 hydrogenation to Dimethyl-ether (DME) at moderate temperature and pressures at Hyderabad                                                              | Knowledge Partner: CSIR-IICT Industry Partner: BHEL Ltd     | Under Commissioning                      |

## C. Proposed Carbon Capture& Utilisation Projects

|   S. No. | State / UT     | Project                                                                                                                                                                      | Implementing Agency                                                                                                                              |
|----------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Assam          | Carbonated Water Injection (CWI) is planned in one of OIL's reservoirs in Dikom field located in its operational areas in Assam.                                             | Oil India Ltd (OIL)                                                                                                                              |
|        2 | Assam          | Feasibility Study of CO2 EOR Including CO2 Transportation & Injection in Makum-North Hapjan Field of Assam                                                                   | Oil India Ltd (OIL)                                                                                                                              |
|        3 | Assam          | Revitalization of Kathaloni LK+TH Sand (KLN001 Block) Reservoir through Modelling Study along with Identification of Potential for Amenable EOR Scheme in Kathaloni Oilfield | Oil India Ltd (OIL)                                                                                                                              |
|        4 | Assam          | CO+CO ₂ Recovery (270 TPD + 190 TPD) at Numaligarh                                                                                                                           | Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL)                                                                                                                |
|        5 | Andhra Pradesh | Vacuum Swing Adsorption Process for Carbon dioxide Capture from Cement Kiln Gas and its Utilization within the Construction Material Value Chain.                            | Knowledge Partner- CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP), Dehradun, IIT- Tirupati and IISc, Bengaluru. Industry Partner- JSW Cement Ltd. |
|        6 | Gujarat        | 1,500 TPD CO ₂ -Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) at Gujarat refinery, Vadodara                                                                                                    | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) + Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC Ltd.)                                                          |
|        7 | Gujarat        | Initiative on the feasibility of CCUS in form of CO2-EOR in the mature water flooded reservoirs of Gandhar in Gujarat.                                                       | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC Ltd.)                                                                                              |
|        8 | Madhya Pradesh | 15 TPD CO ₂ -to-Calcium Carbonate Plant (Bina Refinery) at Bina                                                                                                              | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)                                                                                                      |
|        9 | Haryana        | 440 TPD CO ₂ -to-Acetic Acid (Panipat Refinery) at Panipat                                                                                                                   | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL)                                                                                                                |
|       10 | Odisha         | 132 TPD CO ₂ -to-Polycarbonate at Paradip Refinery                                                                                                                           | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL)                                                                                                                |

|   11. | Odisha     | 348 TPD of CO2 to Acetic Acid at Paradip Refinery                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL)                                                                                                       |
|-------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    12 | Odisha     | Water-based catalyst - driven CO2 capture process, at a scale of 2 TPD, designed for integration within a live cement plant, enabling conversion of captured CO2 into calcium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate and formic acid.                                                                 | Knowledge Partner: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) Industry Partner: Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited                       |
|    13 | Odisha     | Carbon-negative using solvent-based carbon capture technology at a scale of 1 TPD and utilizing captured CO2 for mineralisation into concrete using ICCM (Integrated Carbon Capture and Mineralization) technology.                                                                          | Knowledge Partner: IIT Kanpur Industry Partner: JSW Cement                                                                              |
|    14 | Rajasthan  | Oxygen-based Calcination to capture 2TPD (Tonnes Per Day) of CO2 and its utilization (0.4 TPD) in lightweight concrete products and olefins.                                                                                                                                                 | Knowledge Partner: National Council for Cement and Building Material, Ballabhgarh (NCCBM), IIT Roorkee Industry Partner: JK Cement Ltd. |
|    15 | Rajasthan  | Feasibility Study of CO2 Transportation and Storage in Saline Aquifers/ Reservoirs of Jaisalmer Basin, Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                             | Oil India Ltd (OIL)                                                                                                                     |
|    16 | Tamil Nadu | Innovative Interventions in Cement Industry for Lowering Carbon Impact. New kiln burning technology based on oxygen-enriched burning, capture using adsorption/absorption, and mineralization of captured CO2 (2 TPD) using concrete blocks, waste concrete fines and concrete plant sludge. | Knowledge Partner- IIT Madras & BITS Goa Industry Partner- Ultratech Cement Ltd                                                         |

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