- Under the sands of the THAR desert in Pakistan lies one of the World’s largest coal Reserves (Lignite A-B)
- At an estimated 170 billion tons, there is enough energy trapped in the reserves to satisfy the energy needs of Pakistan for the next hundred years
- The reserves are buried deep under the desert sands and are separated by giant reservoirs of fossilized aquifers – the exact quality of this water has never been determined so its treatment for potential agricultural use needs to be studied
- Any large-scale mining design will have to carefully address the challenge of how to deal with the inevitable release of trapped water in large quantities in the process of mining
- Thar coal is a high moisture coal which is prone to spontaneous combustion - particularly when left in large piles or stored for long periods of time - therefore, the transport of the coal for long distances is dangerous
- While there is high moisture, the sulfur content of Thar coal is low making it environmentally more attractive
- Thar coal lends itself to the application of proprietary Clean Coal technologies that are represented by the TharPak members- allowing the consortium to overcome these challenges
What is the THAR Coal Field?
In Memory Of
Steve Carpenter
Dr. Carpenter was an internationally recognized subject matter expert, expert witness, and transdisciplinary practitioner, focusing on the merging of the physical sciences with the social sciences.
Dr. Carpenter had 30+ years of experience in the energy industry A key supporter of CCUS and essential in the formation of DigiKerma.