GreenergyDaily

Nov. 20, 2025

China's first coal-to-chemicals project integrating green hydrogen started commercial operations on Thursday, according to a report from state-run CCTV.

Operated by major state-owned power producer Datang Group, the project is forecast to produce 70.59 billion cubic metres of hydrogen annually, station manager Cao Guoan told CCTV.

He did not say how much the plant is currently producing or whether it would also generate other chemical derivatives. Coal chemicals plants typically convert coal into syngas - a mix of carbon monoxide and hydrogen - which can be further transformed into products including ammonia, methanol and olefins.

The plant, in Inner Mongolia's Duolun, includes a 150-megawatt wind and solar plant that also sends its surplus electricity to the grid, according to the report.

The plant was designated by the energy regulator as a national hydrogen demonstration project and "provides a replicable model for the green transformation of the coal chemicals industry," CCTV said.