Method and apparatus for starting and operation of burners in the gasification of carbonaceous fuels

With a method for igniting and operating burners in the gasification of carbonaceous fuels using at least two gasification burners which the to be gasified fuels are supplied, and at least one of the ignition serving pilot burner, to short start times at high pressures without prior inerting the gas space in avoidance a continuous fuel gas consumption in the pilot or pilot burner, said pilot burners in stationary these are also protected from contamination, are made possible. This is achieved in that a pilot burner is ignited by an electrical ignition device, designed as a start-up burner combustor after the supply of fuel gas and oxygen-containing gas is ignited by the pilot burner and, after ignition of the start-up burner of this at least one further combustor is ignited.