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CIL Signs MoU with IIT Hyderabad to Set Up CLEANZ in Telangana.

Economy Business | Dated: 11 Mar 2025

In March 2025, Kolkata (West Bengal, WB)-based Coal India Limited (CIL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT-Hyderabad), Telangana for establishing a Centre of Clean Coal Energy and Net Zero (CLEANZ) in Hyderabad.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - The MoU was exchanged between PM Prasad, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of CIL, and Acharya B S Murthy, Director of IIT-H, in the presence of Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, Ministry of Coal (MoC) and Ministry of Mines (MoM).

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) The initiative aims to develop clean coal technologies and diversify coal consumption. Both entities will work together to establish cutting-edge technological readiness levels (TRLs) for the long-term use of Indian coal.
  • (ii) The management of CIL has approved a five-year grant of Rs 98 crores to IIT Hyderabad for the establishment of this Center of Excellence. After the initial five-year investment from CIL, it is expected to achieve financial sustainability in the long term.
  • (iii) This collaboration is part of the National Centre for Coal and Energy Research (NaCCER), an independent Research and Development (R&D) unit of the Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI), which serves as CIL's mine development and consultancy arm.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

The MoU for establishing CLEANZ in Telangana was signed between Coal India Limited (CIL) and which institution?

Correct Answer: IIT Hyderabad

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