GRAP Stage 1 enforced across Delhi-NCR amid poor air qualityAir quality in Delhi-NCR has dropped to a poor category. The Commission for Air Quality Management has activated Stage 1 of the Graded Resp...
16 Apr, 2026, 07.19 PM IST
Thermal plants' biomass shortfall in FY25 due to supply challenges, not intent: APPThe Association of Power Producers (APP) attributes thermal power plants' inability to meet biomass co-firing targets to limited availabili...
25 Dec, 2025, 02.42 PM IST
Asian Development Bank to provide Rs 754 crore loan to SAEL IndustriesSAEL is a solar and agricultural waste-to-energy company. It has developed a business model where crop residues are used as fuel in waste-t...
24 Mar, 2023, 07.49 PM IST
Govt asks CAQM to consider penalising power plants not co-firing enough biomassThe meeting saw the participation of senior officials from the two ministries, state governments of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh; head...
03 Oct, 2022, 10.12 PM IST
Around 80,525 MT biomass co-fired by 35 thermal power plants: Govt"About 80,525 MT of biomass has been co-fired in 35 thermal power plants in the country with a cumulative capacity of 55,335 MW till 24th J...
26 Jul, 2022, 09.56 PM IST
Power Ministry asks states to formulate plans for biomass co-firing in power plantsTo address the issue of air pollution and to reduce the carbon footprint of thermal power generation, the Ministry of Power issued a revise...
24 Jul, 2022, 11.19 AM IST
NTPC seeks startups to produce torrefied biomass pelletsThrough its research and development wing NETRA, the NTPC intends to provide a platform to startups to enable them develop an advanced tech...
01 May, 2022, 03.28 PM IST
NTPC top biomass user in India, consumes 58,000 MT, tenders 10.7 MMT: Power MinistryElaborating the progress of national biomass mission, SAMARTH (Sustainable Agrarian Mission on use of Agro Residue in Thermal Power Plants)...
19 Jan, 2022, 02.00 PM IST
View: Biomass co-firing can help India secure 50% energy from non-fossil sources by 2030Biomass co-firing can account for integrating renewable energy in coal-based power plants. It can also become carbon neutral with appropria...
05 Jan, 2022, 11.27 PM IST
NTPC places order for 9.3 lakh tonne biomass pelletsNTPC placed an order for 8,65,000 tonnes of biomass pellets, for which supply is already in progress. Further, NTPC has placed an additiona...
31 Oct, 2021, 01.52 PM IST
India tweaks policy to use biomass pellets in coal-fired power plantsThe decision, announced on Friday, makes it mandatory for three categories of thermal power plants to use a 5% blend of biomass pellets alo...
09 Oct, 2021, 01.27 PM IST
NTPC to use biomass to co-fire coal-based power plants, cut emissionsNTPC plans to burn biomass like scrap lumber, forest debris, crop residues, manure and some types of waste residues along with coal to gene...
21 Oct, 2018, 04.38 PM IST
Govt plans to boost setting up of biomass power plantsPunjab has a biomass power and co-generation installed capacity of 155.5 MW, of which around 62.5 MW are in operation.
10 Nov, 2016, 09.14 AM IST
Government may turn to financial institutions to restart stalled biomass projectsSeeking to revive stalled biomass power projects, the government is looking to rope in financial institutions to extend funds to developers.
01 Nov, 2015, 11.14 AM IST
Indian firm to set up power project in Pakistani PunjabPakistan has signed an agreement with an Indian firm for setting up a 15 MW biomass power plant in Punjab province.
29 Dec, 2013, 04.26 AM IST
- Ruchi Soya signs MoU with Thermax for one MW Biomass Power generation
Ruchi Soya and Thermax Limited have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up 1 MW fluidised bed biomass gasification plant.
09 Jul, 2012, 04.10 PM IST
- TNERC hikes price for biomass power
TNER a statutory body regulating power tariffs in the state, has hiked the price of procurement of biomass power for the TN electricity boa...
11 May, 2009, 09.14 PM IST