Status of the Great Plains Coal Gasification Project--Summer 1983

In its semiannual report on the Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantee to the Great Plains Gasification Associates to build the Nation's first commercial-scale plant producing synthetic natural gas from coal, GAO reviewed how well the construction schedules are being met and how much has been spent, the economic viability of the project, the project's management, and DOE monitoring of the project.