Coal India to invest ₹1,900 Cr in R&D by FY2030, increases spend 4x
Coal India Limited plans to invest approximately ₹1,900 Crores in R&D by FY2030. R&D expenditure surged to ₹245 Crores in FY2024-25 from ₹61 Crores in FY2023-24. CIL has established NaCCER and three Centres of Excellence at IIT Hyderabad, IIT Madras, and IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, committing ₹253 Crores to them.
The substantial investment in R&D and the establishment of new research centers, including international collaborations, signal a significant strategic shift that could lead to long-term technological advancements and operational efficiencies for Coal India.
The company is significantly increasing its investment in R&D and has seen a substantial rise in its R&D expenditure, indicating a positive strategic focus on innovation and future growth.
Coal India Limited (CIL) is significantly scaling up its Research & Development (R&D) initiatives, targeting an investment of approximately ₹1,900 Crores by FY2030. This strategic move aims to drive future growth and technological transformation in response to the evolving energy landscape.
The company's R&D thrust gained momentum in FY2024-25 with the establishment of the National Centre for Coal and Energy Research (NaCCER). CIL has shifted its focus from proof-of-concept studies to prototype development, aligning with Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 4 and above.
CIL's R&D expenditure saw a substantial increase, rising four-fold to ₹245 Crores in FY2024-25 from ₹61 Crores in FY2023-24. To ensure a structured innovation framework, CIL has also formulated a comprehensive R&D Policy, adhering to the mandate for annual R&D expenditure averaging one percent of the Profit Before Tax of the preceding three years.
To foster industry-academia collaboration, CIL has established three Centres of Excellence (CoE) at premier IITs: Centre of Clean Coal Energy and Net Zero (CLEANZ) at IIT Hyderabad, Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) at IIT Madras, and Innovation in Mining (IMiN) at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. These centres, functioning as research spokes under NaCCER, are undertaking pilot-scale research, prototype development, and technology validation, with CIL committing ₹253 Crores in phases to these CoEs.
Currently, 19 R&D projects, with a total outlay of ₹225 Crores, are being executed by scientific institutions under NaCCER's oversight. Additionally, 13 research projects are underway in the CoEs. The research portfolio includes areas such as clean coal energy, net-zero technologies, enhanced coal bed methane recovery, carbon capture, utilisation and storage, mineral beneficiation, recovery of rare earth elements and critical minerals, high-ash coal gasification, syngas utilisation, sustainable materials, circular economy, mine repurposing, environmental remediation, feasibility assessment of micro modular nuclear reactors, and advanced wastewater treatment technologies.
CIL has also initiated international collaborations with Ergo Exergy, Canada for Underground Coal Gasification; Ericsson, Sweden for 5G technologies in mines; and CSIRO, Australia for collaborative research.
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