<p> Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday met his counterpart in the power ministry, R K Singh, and deliberated on substituting imported coal with domestic fuel as part of initiatives towards the government's 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' goal.</p>.<p>During the meeting, both ministers also deliberated on strategies for removing bottlenecks to augment coal supply in the country.</p>.<p>"Had a meeting with MoS (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri @RajKSinghIndia. Deliberated on substituting imported coal with domestic coal to build an #AatmaNirbharBharat. Also, strategies for removing bottlenecks to increase coal supply in the country were discussed," Joshi said in a tweet.</p>.<p>In another tweet, Joshi said that he held a meeting with Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers D V Sadananda Gowda, and Union Minister of State for Chemical and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya to address various issues pertaining to Talcher Fertilizer Ltd.</p>.<p>"Emphasised on resolving all issues and time setting up the fertilizer plant," Joshi tweeted.</p>.<p>Talcher Fertilizers Ltd is a joint venture between GAIL India Ltd, Coal India Ltd, Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd, and Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd (FCIL).</p>.<p>In August, Joshi had reviewed the progress made in operational activities of Talcher Fertilizers Ltd and asked it to expedite the coal gasification project.</p>.<p>The coal gasification-based ammonia-urea project, a first-of-its-kind in the country, would have a design capacity of 2,200 tonnes per day of ammonia and 3,850 tonnes per day of urea, the government had earlier said.</p>.<p>The state-of-the-art plant at Odisha will produce 100 tonne per day of sulphur flakes as a saleable by-product.</p>.<p>The plant will produce 2.38 million tonne cubic metres per day of natural gas equivalent synthesis gas from coal, the government had said.</p>.<p>Earlier owned by FCIL, the plant stopped production in March 1999.</p>.<p>Now, Talcher Fertilizers Ltd is reviving its operations.</p>.<p>TFL's promoters have so far committed Rs 8,000 crore on various awarded contracts, the government had earlier said.</p>
<p> Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday met his counterpart in the power ministry, R K Singh, and deliberated on substituting imported coal with domestic fuel as part of initiatives towards the government's 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' goal.</p>.<p>During the meeting, both ministers also deliberated on strategies for removing bottlenecks to augment coal supply in the country.</p>.<p>"Had a meeting with MoS (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri @RajKSinghIndia. Deliberated on substituting imported coal with domestic coal to build an #AatmaNirbharBharat. Also, strategies for removing bottlenecks to increase coal supply in the country were discussed," Joshi said in a tweet.</p>.<p>In another tweet, Joshi said that he held a meeting with Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers D V Sadananda Gowda, and Union Minister of State for Chemical and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya to address various issues pertaining to Talcher Fertilizer Ltd.</p>.<p>"Emphasised on resolving all issues and time setting up the fertilizer plant," Joshi tweeted.</p>.<p>Talcher Fertilizers Ltd is a joint venture between GAIL India Ltd, Coal India Ltd, Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd, and Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd (FCIL).</p>.<p>In August, Joshi had reviewed the progress made in operational activities of Talcher Fertilizers Ltd and asked it to expedite the coal gasification project.</p>.<p>The coal gasification-based ammonia-urea project, a first-of-its-kind in the country, would have a design capacity of 2,200 tonnes per day of ammonia and 3,850 tonnes per day of urea, the government had earlier said.</p>.<p>The state-of-the-art plant at Odisha will produce 100 tonne per day of sulphur flakes as a saleable by-product.</p>.<p>The plant will produce 2.38 million tonne cubic metres per day of natural gas equivalent synthesis gas from coal, the government had said.</p>.<p>Earlier owned by FCIL, the plant stopped production in March 1999.</p>.<p>Now, Talcher Fertilizers Ltd is reviving its operations.</p>.<p>TFL's promoters have so far committed Rs 8,000 crore on various awarded contracts, the government had earlier said.</p>