POWER GENERATION WITH UCG

Economics of power generation with UCG A Presentation by NTPC

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CONTENTS OF PRESENTATION NTPC IN POWER GENERATION GASIFICATION OF COAL IGCC POWER PLANT UCG BASED IGCC ECONOMICS OF POWER GENERATION ISSUES RELATED WITH UCG FOR POWER GENERATION
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NTPCs present installed capacity is 26,404 MW. Consists of 14 coal based and 7 Gas based and 4 JVs stations. Comprising 72 thermal units of 60 / 110 / 200 / 210 / 500 MW rating. 22 Gas Turbine units/10 Steam Turbines in combined cycle mode. Construction 4000 MW thermal plants and Hydro stations Venturing in to Nuclear field/Mining of coal Target of 51000 MW installed capacity by 2012

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GASIFICATION OF COAL An Indian perspective

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What is UCG
Underground coal gasification (UCG) utilizes coal without mining it. UCG can provide energy from coal seams where traditional mining methods are either impossible or uneconomical. It can be used to exploit the off-shore coal reserve which is unsuitable for utilization by conventional mining. Hence it may be used for coal deep under ground. Gas may be used for - industrial heating, power generation, production of hydrogen, synthetic natural gas, liquid fuel or other chemicals.

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Gasification
Conversion of Coal to Fuel Gas (Syngas) by Reaction in Oxygen deficit environment and in presence of steam

Pyrolysis

Coal C + O2 C + 1/2O2
Coal

C+CO2+CO+CH4+H2+H2O CO2

H2 CO CH4 CH4

Contributes to calorific value

Combustion Air/O2 Gasification Gasification

CO CO + H2

SYNGAS

C + H2O
Gasification

CO2

No contribution to calorific value

Steam

C + CO2
Shift Reaction

2CO CO2 + H2
N2 H2O

CO + H2O

Gasification is slow reaction and require high temperature and more reaction time
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Definition and Process

Process for in-situ conversion of coal in the mine to combustible gas Air or oxygen is injected inside the coal mine Coal is ignited in-situ itself Fuel gas is produced by providing steam along with oxidizer Syngas produced contains CO, H2 , CH4,CO2, H2O, N2.
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Advantages of UCG
Process of Mining is eliminated Loss of methane during mining and transportation is avoided No ash or coal handling at surface. Adjacent strata and cavity are potential Sequestration locations. Syngas suitable for high-efficiency power generation. High-pressure syngas can be easily treated. CO2 capture and sequestration facilitated. Syngas is source of hydrogen, liquid fuel, and chemicals

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UCG Global Status

Major International Field Trials & Schemes
Country France Max. Depth 1200 m Coal Anthracite Oxidant Air

Belgium

860 m

Anthracite

Air/ O2/Foamy water Air

USSR

150 m

Lignite

Australia

100 m

Lignite

Air/ Steam

Russian experience equivalent to about 200 Mwe. Chinchilla (Australia) was operated at large scale > 200 MWe and a recent pilot project (1999-2003) was successful and commercially available
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UGC Technology World Wide

Vertical wells coupled generally with air pressurization to open up an internal pathway It is suitable for young coal only

Man-built galleries in the coal seam as the gasification channels and boreholes are constructed to communicate with the surface

Create dedicated inseam boreholes, using drilling and completion technology, adapted from oil and gas Production. It uses CRIP and O2

Russian

Chinese
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European

Coal for Power Generation Annual consumption ~ 0.5

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Medium depth UCG

High depth UCG

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PROVEN NON COKING COAL RESERVE AT 300-1200 m DEPTH( In Billion Tons)
3

2.75
2.5

600-1200m 300-600mm

Coal Required by 100MW plant for 30 years 0.015 billion Tons

2

1.62
1.5

0.5
0.5

0.073 Godavri Valley

0

0.025 Korba

0.079 Singrauli

0.03 Pathakhera

0.125 Mankum

0.159

0.277

0.106 Raniganj(WB)

Jharia

South Karanpura

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North Karanpura

Kamptee

Raniganj

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Proven Non Coking Coal Reserve at 0-600m depth (In billion Tons)
5.6 0-600m

1.268
1

1.27

0.128 Singrauli
0

Pathakhera

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Karanpura

South

Jharia

UCG Potential in India

Total Coal Resources in India ( up to a depth of 1500 m)

460 billion Ton

Of which, below more than 300 m depth

315 billion Ton

Target coal for underground gasification because of favorable geographical set up, thickness of coal seams, optimum rank, maturity and low sulfur

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UCG Potential in India

Potential Areas in India: Mehsana Gondwana coal area
Mehsana Area Gondwan a Coal Area

About 70 billion ton of coal at Mehsana is available for underground gasification May result in 15000 billion m3 equivalent of NG
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Present gas production 32 billion m3

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IGCC POWER PLANT

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IGCC: Opportunity to utilize coal in high efficiency combined cycle IGCC is gasification of coal and then its use in combined cycle Due to higher efficiency, suitability for carbon capture and ease of capturing other pollutant IGCC is promising technology. With high natural gas prices and pressure for reduction of emission of green house gases, IGCC with carbon capture seems to be a favorable option for fossil fuel based power generation. UCG is coal gasification without Gasifiers IGCC considered for Power generation with ICG
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IGCC SCHEMATIC
syngas
HEAT RECOVERY BOILER

syngas

GAS CLEANING SYSTEM

syngas

syngas

Saturated steam

steam

Air

GT ST

Gasifier
steam
Air
Comp

Water
Air
Stack

Condenser

HRSG
GT Exhaust Gas

Ash

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Types of Gasifier
Entrained flow gasifier Moving bed gasifier Fluidized bed gasifier

Texaco E Gas Shell Noell Prenflo Mitsubishi

Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial Pilot

Lurgi BGL

Commercial Demo

U-Gas KBR KRW BHEL HT Winkler

Pilot Pilot Demo Pilot Demo

suitable for Pet Coke and Low Ash Coal

Suitable for Reactive Coal, both Low and High Ash Coal

Suitable for Reactive Coal, both Low and High Ash Coal

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IGCC is expected to give higher efficiency and lower water consumption than PC pant
Plant Efficiencies for 2x 500MW Plant Water Consumption for 2x500MW Plant

Solid bars-Washed coal, coloured bar ROM coal

IGCC has major advantage in reducing pollutant like SOx and heavy metal Because of lower volume of syngas carbon capture is economical

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EXPECTED TRENDS FOR FUTURE CAPITAL COST

10000

COST (US $ / kW)

1000

IGCC CONV.

100
19 80 20 00 19 90 20 10

TIMELINE(CALENDAR YEAR)

KEY TO COMPETITIVENESS HIGHER CAPITAL COST MUST BE COMPENSATED BY INCREASED EFFICIENCY TO MAINTAIN SAME COG
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IGCC for India needs Indian Coal Specific Development

Selection and design of gasifier is coal dependent Entrained bed gasifier suitable for low ash coal Moving bed gasifier has not been used in IGCC. It is not good at handling fines in coal. Tar and phenol are difficult to handle Fluidized bed gasifiers are limited to pilot scale. It is suitable for high ash coal but further development are required. Penalty for cold gas cleanup is comparatively high for air blown fluidized bed gasifier Hot gas particulate cleaning, desulphurization and alkali cleaning is key to utilizing full potential of IGCC These technologies are still under development around the world Gas turbine combustor for low Btu gas from fluidized bed gasifier need to be fully developed/tested

High temperature Fluidized bed gasifier, Hot gas cleanup and Low BTU Combustor are required for Indian Coal based IGCC
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For high ash Indian Coal IGCC Efficiency is comparatively low

Parameter 660 MW Super Critical 38.9 7-8% 35.9 4.5 500 MW Sub Critical 38 7-8% 35 4.5 100 MW IGCC 37 to 40% 13-20% 30 to 33 % 8-9 500 MW IGCC (Expected) 40 to 43% 13-20% 36 to 37 % 7-8

Gross efficiency Auxiliary Power Net efficiency Capital Cost (Crores Per MW)

Capital Cost High due to cost of development, additional systems etc.

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IGCC Scenario for India

Environmental regulations are going to be stricter in coming years Deregulation of power market will require induction of Advanced Technologies at competitive price in future projects Super critical/ Ultra-supercritical PC fired plants at present appear to be the most commercially used and viable option for power generation using coal With development of higher size CFBC boilers, this technology is expected to be more popular in future . IGCC will become cost effective with development of high capacity plants, for more stringent environmental norms, carbon sequestration and also when water consumption becomes a major issue Development of IGCC should be perused toward improving efficiency and reliability.

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UCG Product
Power & Steam Naphtha Waxes FT Liquid Coal Gasification Synthetic Gas Methanol Synthetic Nat. gas Methyl Acetate Acetic Acid Acetic Anhydride
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Iron Reduction Fuel/Town Gas H2 Ammonia & Urea Dimethyl ether Ethylene & Propylene Oxo Chemical Polyolefin

Diesel/Kero

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Environmental concerns of UCG There is possibility of leaching of organic substance, which is very likely to be extracted and transferred into the underground water. Phenol is the most obvious organic pollutant due to its relatively high water solubility. The concentration of inorganic salt near the gasification zone is likely to increase due to water vaporization in high temperature zone or solubility improvement in existence of CO2. Dissolving of gas such as H2, CH4, CO2, H2S, and NH3 in underground water. Leaching of heavy metals (Hg, As, Pb, Cr, Cd) may influence the quality of underground water.
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CO2 emission in T/MWhr

1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 Coal Modern Steam plant Coal Surface Gasification UCG Gas Combined Cycle UCG with CO2 Separation Natural Gas Combined Cycle

CO2 Emission

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Indian Effort
GAIL is prospecting coal and lignite deposits for underground coal gasification (UCG) projects in India along with Ergo Exergy. The design of pilot and commercial UCG plants, their construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance will also be carried out jointly. The companies will cooperate for methods of gas clean-up, safety and environmental engineering of these plants. GAIL plans to set-up 70-80 mw power plants at the pitheads ONGC is perusing UCG in collaboration with CIL. ONGC have identified NMRC-Skochinsky Institute of Mining, Russia, as a consultant for the UCG application. ONGC plans to drill 100 wells and use enriched air to generate 1.5 mmscmd of gas. The ultimate aim is to set up a 200-mw power unit.

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Pakri Barwadih Mine Survey

Mine is spread over an area of 40 sq. km mine survey report has been prepared by CMPDI Mine survey has been done up to the depth of 300m Estimate reserve of coal is 1400 million Tons 400 million Tons is recoverable Water bearing horizons observed between the coal seams also. Coal seams separated by shale and sand stone MECON is currently preparing the mine planning and Feasibility report for this mine More detailed mine survey up to greater depth (say 600 m) is required for UCG

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Seams Suitable for Open Cast Mining

Seam V Top V Bott. V. Comb. IV A IV Top IV Bott IV Comb III Top III Bott III Comb II Top II Middle II TM II Bott. II MB II Combo Thickness (m) 1.5 1 1.5 1.25 1.25 2.5 8 1.5 1.25 1.5 8 8 12 7 16 Grade D-G B-G C D-G E-G C-G E-G C-E B-G D-F C-G C-F D-E C-G D-E D-F M% 3.5-6.8 3.9-7.3 3.7-7.0 3.4-5.2 3.1-5.8 3.7-5.3 3.1-5.0 2.6-5.5 2.8-5.7 3.4-5.8 2.8-5.3 2.0-5.5 2.6-5.3 1.6-4.7 2.3-4.0 3.8-4.6 Ash % 22.4-52.2 15.7-48.7 17.9-51.8 25.2-49.9 31.3-43.6 21.6-50.2 32.2-48.2 17.2-51.2 16.6-50.0 25.9-37.9 23.3-52.7 23.1-43.2 27.2-45.9 26.9-47.2 29.7-35.3 28.9-36.6 VM% 17.8-22.3 20.1-21.9 18.5-19.7 18.5-19.6 20.4-23.7 18.2-23.8 17.9-22.7 18.7-24.0 22.7-27.1 18.0-25.3 20.7-25.4 21.9-25.5 21.2-24.7 23.3-24.0 22.9-23.0 GCV (k.Cal/kg.) 3040-5466 3409-6321 3136-5858 3329-5475 3788-4999 3438-6070 3000-4832 3200-6136 3447-6160 4037-5529 3130-5724 4520-5789 3854-5550 3736-5578 4820-5214 4620-5292

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Seams not Suitable for Open Cast mining

I Top I Middle I TM I Bott I MB I Comb. Local K5 K4 K3 K2 K1

2.5 2.5 2

B-G C-G D-G C E-F E-G

1.5-4.0 1.8-3.9 2.9-4.3 1.5-4.1 2.8-3.3 2.9-3.6 2.3-5.5 2.5-5.8 2.8-6.0 2.6-5.1 2.6-5.0 1.6-3.5

21.2-51.1 25.6-50.8 27.2-46.0 20.1-53.9 35.6-43.8 30.9-49.4 15.7-52.8 10.9-49.9 8.1-45.9 7.1-48.7 8.2-47.4 9.6-49.8

20.8-27.8 18.0-22.5 20.5 20.7 20.1 17.6-21.8 15.1-23.5 22.4 19.3-24.1

3525-6280 3400-5459 3903-5363 2491-6071 4016-4716 3484-5114 2867-6286 3502-6753 3761-6963 3400-7145 3712-7056 3603-7213

1.5

B-G A-G A-G A-G A-G A-G

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Suitability of Pakri Barwardi for UCG

Coal Available up to the depth 600m. Present Open Cast mining Limit 200m Proposed Open Cast mining Limit 320m Grade of Coal E and F Grade hence not economical for Underground Mining Water Table depth 60 to 70 m So Coal available below 400 m may be available for UCG At this depth Rock is generally hard and not permeable. Chances of pollution aquifers is little at this depth

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Suitability of Pakri Barwadih

Top four seam of Barakar formation are economically recoverable by open cast mining Bottom seam of Barakar formation and all the seams of Karharbari formation may be available for UCG European technique involving in seam drilling appears to be more suitable technique Many of the seams have depth of less than 1.5 m. These seams may not be viable. Seams separated by shale and sand stone are not suitable for UCG.
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Expertise Requirement for UCG A Review

Combined Cycle Available within NTPC

Geology & hydrogeology

Not available within NTPC

Mining

Not available within NTPC ( Coal Industry) Not available within NTPC (Oil and Gas Industry) Some Knowledge base generated during IGCC study
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Drilling and exploration

The chemistry and thermodynamics of the gasification

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Estimate of UCG Power Cost

(Data available Is it applicable to Indian Mines/Coal/Conditions ?)

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Estimate of UCG Cost

Large-scale UCG with power generation (300MWe) undertaken remote from the gasification site has a generation cost comparable to, and possibly less than, Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) technologies. However, small scale developments (~50MWe) are not likely to be economically viable as standalone project UCG with CCS has a power generation and capture cost which lies between the two estimates for IGCC with CCS and is comparable with gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) with CCS. This assessment assumes post-gasification capture.
Source: dti(UK) internet site

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Cost Estimate for 100 MW UCG IGCC (Indian conditions) Total field cost for UCG IGCC power plant is CC plus additional cost for underground gasifier and piping network for supply of gas Cost of fuel depend on UCG cost Cost saving due to elimination of gasifier Additional cost for underground gasifier and piping network for supply of gas There is saving due to elimination of mining and coal transportation.

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UCG Gas Quality for power generation

Calorific value of gas form UCG with oxygen as oxidant is in the range of 700 to 850 kcal/NM3 which may not be suitable for firing in gas turbine as calorific value in the range of 1000 Kcal/Nm3 is considered as minimum requirement for gas turbine and it would be safer to keep design value of syngas CV in the range of 1300 KCal Nm3 Calorific value of about 1500 Kcal/Nm3 has been obtained in UCG with oxidant having 65% O2 . So UCG with suitably enriched oxidant may provide the gas with desired CV Syngas from UCG enriched with oxidant is technically viable for power generation.

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Economics of UCG for Power Generation

Assumptions made in Techno economics study: 100 MW pit head power station with base load operation 15 years plant life & plant cost estimated based on data Coal with GCV of 3300 Kcal/Kg with 2m seam depth Efficiencies of technology based on data available Fuel cost escalation of 3% for UCG against 7% for others Aux.power 15% for UCG & 7.5% for PC Boilers Plant Load Factor of 80% & Financial parameters as per data

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Cost of 100 MW IGCC Plant (Rs Crores)

Description
Power Block (Combined Cycle) cost Gasifier and particulate cleaning Coal & Ash Handling Plants Acid Gas removal and sulfur recovery BOP Mech/Elect/Civil Land/ Site development/Erection & Commissioning/Taxes/Duties

IGCC
365 100 35 50 100 200

UCG
365 0 0 50 75 150

Total

850

640

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Cost of Generation from UCG

Cost of drilling and boring for 500m x 500m panel is about 9.6 million (Rs.76.8 Crores for Rs.80 per ). Other costs associated with underground coal gasification has not been accounted in this analysis. For seam thickness of 2m, a 500m x 500m panel will contain about 0.5 million Ton of coal. It translates into drilling cost of Rs. 1920 per Ton of coal. Including royalty of Rs. 65 per Ton, cost of coal extraction by UCG will be Rs.1985 per Ton against pit head coal price of about Rs.550. Based on above cost and 12% auxiliary power consumption in gasification process, cost of syngas from works out to about $8.5/MBtu at the pit head. Un accounted cost of piping network and cost other than that of drilling will further add to the above costs. Gasification efficiency in UCG is about 50%, hence overall efficiency of UCG assuming 50% combined cycle efficiency and 15% auxiliary power consumption works out as 21.5% Based on cost of Rs.1985/Ton of coal , net efficiency of 21.5% and capital cost of cost 6.4 Cr. Per MW, cost of generation from UCG comes about Rs 4.10 assuming 15 years plant life, PLF of 80% and 2.5% O&M cost (Possible only when technology becomes mature).

Thicker coal seams with lower ash, reduction in drilling cost and higher gasification efficiency will improve the economics of UCG
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COG for UCG vs. other Technology

Conventional PC fired plan cost about Rs. 4.5 Crores per MW, has net efficiency of about 35% with pithead coal cost of about Rs. 550/T which gives cost of generation of Rs2.00/KWhr assuming PLF of 80% and 25 years plant life. Assuming 15 years plant life, PLF of 80% and 2.5% O&M cost , cost of generation from IGCC is expected to be around Rs 3.00/KWhr Based on coal cost of Rs.1985/T, net efficiency of 21.5% and capital cost of cost 6.4 Cr. Per MW, cost of generation from UCG comes about Rs 4.10 assuming 15 years plant life, PLF of 80% and 2.5% O&M cost (Possible only when technology becomes mature). Thus Conventional PC plant has significant cost advantage over other two technology IGCC has significant cost advantage over UCG if seam available for UCG is of about 2 m thick and CV of inseam coal is about 3300 kCal/kg. UCG cost will become comparable to IGCC if Seam thickness is more and CV of coal is higher

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100 MW CAPACITY POWER PLANT

A TECHNOLOGY COMPARISON

Comparison of Efficiency

35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 PCB IGCC Technology UCG Series1

Efficiency (%)

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A TECHNOLOGY COMPARISON

Comparison of Capital Cost

1000 800 Capital cost (Rs 600 Crores) 400 200 0 PCB IGCC Technology UCG

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A TECHNOLOGY COMPARISON

Comparison of COG

4 3.5 3 2.5 COG (Rs/KWHr) 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 PCB IGCC Technology UCG

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Comparison of Fuel cost

2000 1500 Fuel cost (Rs/Ton 1000 of coal) 500 0 PCB IGCC Technology UCG

Series1

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COG versus Capital Cost

4.20 4.10 4.00 3.90 3.80 COG(Rs/KWHr) 3.70 3.60 3.50 3.40 3.30 3.20 3.10 640.00 576.00 512.00 448.00 384.00 320.00 Capital Cost (Rs Crores) Series1

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UCG Feasibility
COG versus GCV of coal
4.40 4.30 4.20 4.10 COG (Rs/KWHr) 4.00 3.90 3.80 3.70 3.60 3600 3500 3400 3300 GCV (KCal/Kg) 3200 3100 3000 Series1

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COG versus Fuel Cost

4.50 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 COG (Rs/KWHr) 2.00 1.50 1.00 0.50 0.00 1985 1786.5 1588 1389.5 1191 992.5 Fuel Cost (Rs/Ton of Coal) Series1

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COG versus Escalation(Fuel Cost)

6.00 5.00 4.00 COG (Rs/KWHr) 3.00 Series1 2.00 1.00 0.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 Escalation(%)

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COG vers Gross Efficiency

4.50 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 COG (Rs/KWHr) 2.00 1.50 1.00 0.50 0.00 25.00% 28.00% 31.00% 34.00% 37.00% 40.00% Grosss Efficiency (%) Series1

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Drilling and Boring cost for 500 m x 500 m panel

Plant Item Exploration cost and monitoring cost (seismic, borehole and monitoring well) Vertical production well to seam (1 per panel) Vertical Injection wells (4 per panel) Well site preparation (5x50,000) Inseam production wells (4x250m @200/m) Inseam injection wells (32x250m@200/m Precise steering intersects (32 per panel @ 50,000 each) Well completions (28@50,000 each) Drainage well Monitoring well (1 per panel) TOTAL development cost per panel
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Cost (M) 0.3 0.6 2.4 0.3 0.2 1.6 1.6 1.4 0.6 0.6 9.6

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Issues related with UCG Power Generation

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Issues related to UCG for Power

Uninterrupted supply of syngas from UCG for IGCC Maintaining the syngas quality on continuous basis Removal of impurities from syngas Environmental impact of UCG Development of efficient GT for low HV syngas burning Overall design/development of UCG + Power Block

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Road Map
Framing of regulations pertaining to UCG. Estimate coal reserves for UCG Selection of mine based on existing geological survey. Mapping and assessment of the mine suitability for UCG. Establish cost parameters for the process to be competitive. Comparison of UCG with other Technologies Identification of Competing UCG Technology Syngas quality and availability on continuous basis Addressing of Environmental concerns Identification of economic power plant capacity Removal of impurities from syngas UCG Technology Selection Examine the implications of burning UCG gas in gas turbines Identify a semi-commercial site. Development of a pilot UCG for firsthand experience with the technology and realistic cost assessment.
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Thank You
Prepared by : Project Engineering Group/NTPC

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