Approval for Su Xin coal-to-gas project is fully in place

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Approval for Su Xin’s coal-to-gas project is fully in place. Author/Source: Date: 2016-05-24. Clicks: 14. It was learned on May 20 that the water resources assessment report for the first phase of Su Xin New Energy’s project to produce 4 billion cubic meters of coal-to-natural gas per year was approved by the Yellow River Water Resources Commission under the Ministry of Water Resources on May 19. It is reported that May 20, 2016, marked the third anniversary of the establishment of Su New Energy Company. **The Yellow River Water Resources Commission under the Ministry of Water Resources organized experts to conduct a written review of the \"Water Resources Assessment Report for Su New Energy and Feng Co., Ltd.’s 4 billion cubic meters per year coal-to-gas project.\" Based on the expert review comments, the ‘Report’ meets the technical requirements of the ‘Guidelines for Water Resources Assessment of Construction Projects’ (SL322-2013), and the review opinions on this ‘Report’ are generally approved. It is agreed that the project shall use the surface water of the Baiyang River as the source of water for production and daily use, supplied through the Baiyang River water diversion project. Basically agree to the annual water withdrawal volume for this project. Located in the Hefeng Industrial Park of the Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County in the Tacheng Region of Xinjiang, this project utilizes local coal resources and employs technologies such as pressurized gasification of crushed coal, pressurized gasification of pulverized coal, and methanization to produce 4 billion standard cubic meters of synthetic natural gas per year. On April 25, 2016, the environmental impact assessment report for Suxin New Energy’s 4 billion cubic meter coal-to-gas project was approved by the **Ministry of Environmental Protection. To date, the Su New Energy project has completed all procedures for obtaining the necessary approval documents. Suxin Energy and Feng Co., Ltd. is a coal-based clean energy development entity approved by the relevant authorities of Jiangsu Province, established under the leadership of the Jiangsu State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. It was founded with joint investment from five major provincial-owned enterprises: Xuzhou Mining Group, Guoxin Group, Transportation Holding Group, Suhao Group, and Huihong Group. Under the direct supervision of the provincial authorities, it serves as the implementing entity for the \"Agreement on Deepening Strategic Cooperation in Clean Energy between Jiangsu and Xinjiang.\" It is tasked with carrying out initiatives related to industrial support for Xinjiang and the delivery of natural gas from Xinjiang to Jiangsu. The company takes over all responsibilities related to the 4 billion cubic meters per year of coal-to-natural gas production at the Tacheng Hefeng facility operated by Xuzhou Mining Group, as well as subsequent projects, in order to build a coal-based clean energy base in Tacheng, Jiangsu Province.