Coal Bed Methane Capture and Commercial Utilization
Project Summary
The objectives of this project are to control greenhouse gas emissions and demonstrate the economic viability of harnessing coalbed methane, an important greenhouse gas, in the Indian coal mining sector. The full project is intended to build national capacity in the field of coalbed methane recovery and utilisation
Project Details
| GEF Project ID | 325 |
| Project Type | Full-size Project |
| Status | Completed |
| Country | India |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | United Nations Development Programme |
| Executing Agencies | Ministry of Environment and Forests |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 1 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 1998 |
Project Documents
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 0 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 9,198,000 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 9,839,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 0 USD |
| Total Cost | 19,037,000.00 USD |
Project Timeline
Received by GEF
Concept Approved
01 Jul 1997
Project Approved for Implementation
28 Apr 1998
Project closed
20 Sep 2011