The World’s Largest Coal Gasifier will be Manufactured by an Indian company – L&T and will be supplied to China. Contract valued at Euro 28 million (Rs 170 crore) for supply of the coal gasifier and syngas cooler assembly to Hebi Coal and Electricity, subsidiary of Zhongyuan Coal Chemical Industry Group, People’s Republic of China.
The complete gasifier assembly & the structure, which is expected to weigh 1740 MT, is the world’s largest and heaviest gasifier assembly, with a capacity to handle 3400 tpd of coal. The assembly will be the heart of a methanol plant with a capacity of 600,000 tpa. The order was won through an international competitive bidding process.