In order to ensure continuous operations in the face of shortages of natural gas, LPG, and propane, Jindal Steel has implemented syngas as an alternate fuel in its color coating and galvanizing furnaces.
Coal gasification produces syngas, a cleaner-burning fuel that transforms biomass and coal into useful energy. It is the first in the world’s steel industry to be utilized in high-temperature furnaces for zinc coating and paint drying of steel.
Additionally, the company has integrated syngas across its entire production chain, including its blast furnace operations and coal gasification-based Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) unit. This change lowers carbon emissions per tonne of steel while reducing dependency on imported fuels like coking coal, LNG, and methanol.
The corporation claims that the action promotes adherence to global sustainability standards, such as carbon laws, and increases energy self-reliance.
The effort, which has significant facilities in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand, bolsters India’s drive for increased energy security and low-carbon industrial growth.
Source – The Economic Times
