Term:
Gas works gas (and other manufactured gases for distribution)
Definition:
This group includes gases obtained from the carbonization or gasification of carbonaceous material of fossil or biomass origins in gas works. The gases comprise: (a) gases obtained from carbonization or gasification of coals, cokes, biomass or waste; and (b) substitute natural gas (a methane-rich gas) made from synthesis gas.
Domain:
Energy
Source:
International Recommendations for Energy Statistics. UNSD, Series M No. 93, 2018