Reliance plans $4.6 billion coal gasification complex in Andhra Pradesh

Reliance Industries plans to invest about 430 billion rupees ($4.59 billion) in two phases to build an integrated underground coal gasification complex in Andhra Pradesh, according to a government document seen by Reuters.

Why it matters: The bulk of the spend sits in a second phase that proceeds only if pilot work proves the technology and regulators approve, so the headline figure is a conditional programme rather than committed capital, in a state already drawing large energy and data centre pledges.

Data as of Reuters report of November 12, 2026, carried by Mining Weekly and read in full in this run. Single source: the figures come from a government document seen by Reuters that has not been published, and Reliance did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Developing item.

Reliance Industries plans to invest about 430 billion rupees ($4.59 billion) in two phases to build an integrated underground coal gasification complex in Andhra Pradesh, which would turn deep coal reserves into usable gas without conventional mining, according to a government document seen by Reuters. The first phase, about 30 billion rupees, covers exploration, geological assessments and pilot demonstrations to establish technical and commercial feasibility, and the second phase, about 400 billion rupees, proceeds only after the first phase succeeds and the necessary regulatory approvals are received.

The document said the project could eventually attract investments of up to 2.7 trillion rupees over its lifetime and generate around 5,000 direct and 35,000 indirect jobs. Reliance did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.

Reliance plans $4.6 billion coal gasification complex in Andhra Pradesh

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