Feasibility study of ‘coal to synthetic natural gas’ complex is ready

Oyundelger 2017-05-09 07:05

Mining

A feasibility study of ‘Coal to Synthetic natural gas’ project was developed by Wuhuan Engineering company of the People’s Republic of China.

Feasibility study of ‘coal to synthetic natural gas’ complex is ready. A feasibility study of ‘Coal to Synthetic natural gas’ project was developed by Wuhuan Engineering company of the People’s Republic of China. The work was officially handed over to the Ministry of Mining and Heavy Industry of Mongolia. ‘Coal to Synthetic natural gas’ project is one of the subcomponents of Mining Infrastructure Investment Support Project, financed by the World Bank soft loan. The planned industrial complex of synthetic natural gas plant and gas transmission pipelines will have an annual production capacity of 725 million cubic meters of synthetic natural gas and 300 thousand tons of high quality petrol. The complex will be built based on Baganuur coal mine, with funding of USD2.5 billion. The project is considered to have a great importance for increasing the price of raw lignite, strengthening the Mongolian economic capacity, resolving the issue of air pollution that is severely affecting the health of residents of Ulaanbaatar, and establishing domestic gas fuel resources to reduce fuel imports. The feasibility study and general environmental assessment are required to contain vital information and economic assessment for making a decision on project investment. The successful implementation of the project is expected to lower air pollution of Ulaanbaatar, caused by raw coal burning, by more than 80 per cent.