Social stability risk assessment for 2.2 billion cubic meters of coal-to-natural gas project in Anhui underway

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Risk Assessment of Social Stability for 2.2 Billion Cubic Meters of Coal-to-Natural Gas Production in Anhui Province – Author/Source: Date: 2016-10-18; Clicks: 5. Recently, the Coal-to-Natural Gas Preparation Office of Anhui Energy Group Co., Ltd. issued a notice announcing the winner of the tender for the risk assessment of social stability related to the project to produce 2.2 billion Nm3 of coal-to-natural gas per year in Huainan. The winning bidder announced is Anhui Hongtai Traffic Engineering Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd. In April 2016, the \"Soil and Water Conservation Plan Report for Huainan’s 2.2 billion Nm3 per year coal-to-natural gas project of Anhui Energy Group Co., Ltd.\" was approved. The project feasibility study report has been completed, while the preliminary work related to environmental impact assessment, safety assessment, energy assessment, as well as supply of water and electricity, railway transportation, and dedicated docks is still in progress. In April 2014, the Huainan Coal-to-Gas Demonstration Project in Anhui received a reply from the General Office of the National Development and Reform Commission titled “Reply from the General Office of the National Development and Reform Commission regarding the preliminary work for the Huainan Coal-to-Gas Demonstration Project in Anhui” (Document No. FGBNY [2014] No. 818). This document approved the commencement of the preliminary work for the project. The project is located in Yangcun Township, Fengtai County, Huainan City, Anhui Province. It covers an area of about 2,300 mu and involves a total investment of around 30 billion yuan for a natural gas production facility with an annual capacity of 4 billion cubic meters. The construction is planned in two phases; the first phase will require an investment of 15 billion yuan to build a facility capable of producing 2.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year. The project was funded and constructed jointly by Waneng Group, Shanghai Huayi, and SDIC Xinji. On July 17, 2015, Anhui Energy Group Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Huayi Group Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly advance the coal-to-gas demonstration project in Huainan, Anhui. On October 28, Anhui Energy Group Co., Ltd. and SDIC Xinji plan to jointly invest in the development, construction, and operation of a coal-to-natural gas project in the Anhui (Huainan) Modern Coal Chemical Industry Park in Huainan City; the name of the company will be Anhui Waneng Coal-to-Natural Gas Co., Ltd. (provisional name). The two parties intend to sign an Investment Agreement for Anhui Waneng Coal-to-Natural Gas Co., Ltd., under which CIC Xinji will hold a 20% investment stake, while Anhui Energy Group Co., Ltd. will hold an 80% investment stake.