India announces $736m push to produce dirty hydrogen from 100 million tonnes of coal

Government had previously admitted that domestic coal was not suitable for commercial gasification technologies

A coal picker carries coal from an open cast mining site on the outskirts of the city of Dhanbad, eastern India, earlier this month.
A coal picker carries coal from an open cast mining site on the outskirts of the city of Dhanbad, eastern India, earlier this month.Photo: AFP/Getty
Published 18 July 2023, 13:07Updated 20 July 2023, 12:39