Machinery roars on the Gobi Desert, adding new engines to the energy hot soil! Recently, the 15 million tons/year clean and efficient utilization project of coal in Xinjiang, with a total investment of 8.58 billion yuan, has officially started construction in Baishihu Industrial Zone, Yiwu County, Hami City. As the first registered coal classification and utilization project in the "14th Five Year Plan" Hami National Coal to Oil and Gas Strategic Base, the project has entered the core civil engineering completion stage. It is expected to complete equipment debugging and start trial production by mid-2026, and will create an industrial benchmark for efficient resource conversion in the northwest region.

This project is invested and constructed by Xinjiang Huineng Coal Clean and Efficient Utilization Co., Ltd., relying on the high-quality and oil-rich coal resources of low ash, low sulfur, and high oil content in Maohu Town, Hami, to build a full chain processing system of "coal upgrading coal coal coal coal based chemical products". The project plans to process 15 million tons of raw coal annually, and through advanced processes such as coal pyrolysis and coal tar hydrogenation, it can produce 8.7 million tons of upgraded coal, 900000 tons of diesel, toluene, xylene, LNG and other diversified products annually, achieving a deep transformation of coal from "primary raw material" to "high value-added product", with a comprehensive resource conversion efficiency of over 85%. It is worth noting that the project is located within a 20 kilometer radius of the coal mine, significantly reducing the transportation cost of raw coal and fully unleashing the advantages of "on-site conversion of Xinjiang coal".

Green and low-carbon are the core highlights of the project. The project has invested 355 million yuan specifically for environmental protection governance, adopting industry-leading technologies such as Aerospace Long March HT-L coal powder pressurized gasification, and building a circular economy system: industrial wastewater is treated and reused, solid waste such as coal gangue is converted into building materials, and the by-product coke oven gas can be used for power generation, hydrogen production, or LNG production, truly squeezing out coal resources. At the same time, the project reserves CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage) technology interface, which can be used for oil displacement or industrial utilization after carbon dioxide capture in the future, helping the coal chemical industry move towards a "green" direction.As a key project for the transformation and upgrading of Xinjiang's energy industry, the project's commissioning will bring significant economic and social benefits: expected annual sales revenue of 18 billion yuan, annual tax payment of over 1.5 billion yuan, directly driving employment of more than 1100 people, and indirectly driving the agglomeration and development of supporting industries such as upstream and downstream logistics transportation and equipment manufacturing. Its products will radiate the markets in the northwest and Central Asia, provide stable chemical raw materials supply for the "the Belt and Road", and further consolidate Xinjiang's position as an important national energy strategic base.

At present, more than 200 construction personnel, 30 dump trucks, 10 excavators and other large equipment have been deployed on the project site, and the construction is progressing according to the rhythm of "reverse schedule and responsibility to individuals". The Yiwu Industrial Park Management Committee provides a "one-stop" service to ensure the supply of land, materials, finance and other factors, ensuring early completion, production and effectiveness of projects. Industry insiders say that the completion of this project will optimize the layout of China's coal chemical industry, provide replicable practical experience for the "rich mining and refined development" of traditional energy regions, and inject lasting momentum into the high-quality development of regional economy.Editor/Bian Wenjun