“Game-changing” CCSU project by CCSL reduces CO2 capture costs

A ground-breaking carbon capture project, sequestration and utilisation (CCSU) project, which is believed to be the first of its kind, will capture carbon dioxide (CO₂) at a third of the cost typically seen in the global power sector.

Launched by Carbon Clean Solutions Limited (CCSL), the initiative will capture and reuse more than 60,000 tonnes of CO₂ each year from a 10 MW coal-fired power station near Chennai in India.

The privately financed project will capture CO₂ at $30 per tonne – compared to usual capture costs which reach between $60-90 per tonne. Post-start up, the plant is expected to become zero-emission.

CCSL’s CEO Aniruddha Sharma emphasised, “This project is a game-changer. By capturing and crucially, re-using, CO₂ at just $30 a tonne, we believe that there is an opportunity to dramatically accelerate uptake of CCU technology, with its many benefits, around the world.”