Bid for EPC general contract of the methanation unit for the 2 billion cubic meters per year coal-to-natural gas project at Zhundong, Guoneng Xinjiang Coal-to-Gas Co., Ltd

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Tender for EPC general contracting of the methanation unit in Guoneng Xinjiang Coal-to-Gas Co., Ltd.’s 2 billion cubic meters per year coal-to-natural gas project in Zhundong **The Energy Group’s 2 billion cubic meters per year coal-to-natural gas project is located in the Xiheshan Industrial Park of the Zhundong Economic and Technological Development Zone in Xinjiang, about 300 kilometers away from Urumqi. The project covers an area of 224 hectares. Its main components include: air separation units, coal gasification units (fixed-bed gasification, gas-water separation, ammonia recovery, shift reaction, and cooling), purification units (acid gas removal, refrigeration and compression, RTO and CO2 capture), methanation units (high-temperature methanation, natural gas compression, and drying), sulfur recovery units, power generation and new energy systems, as well as boilers, utility systems, and auxiliary production facilities required to support the process units. Scope of the tender: Responsible for the design, procurement, and construction of all processes, static equipment, dynamic equipment, site layout, pipelines, instrumentation and automation systems, electrical systems, telecommunications, civil engineering (structure/construction), HVAC systems, fire protection measures, analysis and testing facilities, water supply and drainage systems, safety measures, environmental protection measures, as well as occupational health and safety aspects within the boundary of the methanation unit (11400). Construction work shall be carried out in accordance with the “6+2” requirements. The contractor is responsible for all tasks related to individual unit tests, mechanical completion, intermediate handovers, delivery acceptance, special inspections, and final acceptance. Additionally, technical guidance and support services shall be provided to the client during the stages of joint tests, commissioning with feedstock, actual operation, and performance evaluation. Tender for EPC General Contracting of the Power Station and Waste Heat Recovery System for Guoneng Xinjiang Coal-to-Gas Co., Ltd.’s 2 billion cubic meters per year coal-to-natural gas project in Zhundong. Scope of the tender: Responsibility for the design, procurement, and construction of all processes, static equipment, dynamic equipment, layout planning, pipelines, instrumentation and automation systems, electrical systems, telecommunications systems, civil engineering (structure/construction), HVAC systems, fire protection systems, analysis and testing facilities, water supply and drainage systems, safety measures, environmental protection measures, as well as occupational health and safety aspects within the area covered by the power station (main item number: 12100) and the waste heat recovery system (main item number: 12300). Construction shall be carried out in accordance with the “6+2” requirements. The contractor is responsible for all tasks related to individual unit tests, mechanical completion, intermediate handovers, delivery acceptance, special inspections, and final acceptance. Additionally, technical guidance and support services will be provided to the tenderer during the stages of combined tests, commissioning with feedstock, actual operation, and performance evaluation. On March 22, the 2 billion cubic meters per year coal-to-natural gas project of Guoneng Xinjiang Coal-to-Gas Co., Ltd. in Zhundong was officially launched. This project is a major project in the autonomous region, and it is also one of **the Energy Group’s four major strategic projects for coal-to-oil and gas production. The total investment is approximately 16.8 billion yuan, with a land area of 3,360 mu. The construction includes units such as air separation and coal gasification, along with supporting facilities such as photovoltaic power plants, hydrogen production via water electrolysis, and CCUS systems. It has undertaken major scientific and technological demonstration projects such as large-scale environmentally friendly fixed-bed gasification processes and large-scale high-temperature methanization systems. Upon completion of the project, it will be able to process 5.56 million tons of coal per year, with annual sales revenue estimated at 4.4 billion yuan and tax revenues of 700 million yuan; it will also create more than 1,700 new jobs. It is planned to complete the construction, commissioning, and startup of the facility by 2027. On March 13, 2024, Guoneng Xinjiang Coal-to-Gas Co., Ltd. was officially established with a registered capital of 3 billion yuan. It is the company responsible for the construction and operation of coal-to-natural gas projects, jointly established by **Energy Group Western Energy Investment Co., Ltd.** and **Energy Group Xinjiang Energy Co., Ltd.** Project Name: Guoneng Xinjiang Coal-to-Gas Co., Ltd.’s 2 billion cubic meters per year coal-to-natural gas project in Zhundong. Location of construction: Zhundong Economic and Technological Development Zone, Xinjiang. Nature of construction: New construction. Scope and details of construction: The new coal-to-natural gas project with a capacity of 2 billion cubic meters per year includes main production facilities such as gasification, shift reaction and heat recovery, purification, methanation, sulfur recovery, air separation, natural gas drying and compression at the initial station, hydrogen production via water electrolysis, as well as accompanying storage, transportation infrastructure and auxiliary systems. Project Overview: Guoneng Xinjiang Coal-to-Gas Co., Ltd. plans to build a coal-to-natural gas project in the Zhundong area, with an overall production capacity of 4 billion cubic meters per year; the first phase will have a capacity of 2 billion cubic meters per year, and the second phase another 2 billion cubic meters per year. The total investment is approximately 25.037 billion yuan. The project covers an area of around 400 hectares, and it will enable the annual conversion of 16.12 million tons of raw coal into gas on-site. The key processes in this project utilize domestic technologies and equipment, resulting in the creation of a demonstration project for a complete set of coal-to-natural gas technology facilities in China. The gasification process employs a combination of pressurized coal gasification and pressurized pulverized coal gasification; the air separation unit makes use of advanced domestic air separation technologies and equipment. The shift reaction is planned to be carried out using mature domestic medium-pressure sulfur-resistant shift processes, while desulfurization and decarbonization will be achieved through established domestic low-temperature methanol washing technologies. The methane synthesis process is planned to utilize the methanation technology developed by the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics in China. For flue gas desulfurization in this project, the high-temperature Claus reaction inside the furnace combined with the ECOSA@ process is planned to be used, while for nitrogen oxide control, clean fuel gas, ultra-low NOx burners, and flue gas recirculation technology will be employed to ensure compliance with emission standards. Under normal operating conditions, all treated production wastewater is reused after being separated by type. The project also includes plans to build 1,000 MW of wind and solar power generation facilities, as well as 1 GW of photovoltaic power generation for hydrogen production, combined with carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology, in order to reduce coal consumption and lower carbon dioxide emissions.