THAR Coal Field

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?