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
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's green drive can cut air pollutionBurning plant waste puts CO2 captured by plants back in the air, but does not add to CO2 burden, unlike burning coal.
26 Nov, 2021, 10.56 PM IST
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01 Nov, 2021, 08.14 AM 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
Govt to set up National Mission on biomass use in power plantsThe National Mission will have objectives including increasing the level of co-firing from present 5 per cent to higher levels to have a la...
25 May, 2021, 02.32 PM IST
NTPC seeks bids for biomass pellets to fuel thermal power plantsThe state-owned power producer aims to use 5 million tonnes of pellets, made from crop waste, to fuel 17 of its power plants in the current...
27 Sep, 2020, 07.30 PM IST
NTPC invites bids for biomass pellet procurement for thermal plantsThe power producer has envisaged consumption of five million tonnes of pellets in the current year at its 17 its power plants including NTP...
27 Sep, 2020, 05.02 PM IST
NTPC adopts sustainable measures to curb pollutionIn the past fortnight, NTPC Dadri power plant has been co-firing close to 70-80 tons of agro-residue fuel along with coal. The power plant ...
03 Jan, 2020, 06.06 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
NTPC invites bids for procurement of agro residue for its Dadri power plantA capping price of Rs 5,500 per metric tonne has been kept for agro residue based pellets and Rs 6,600 per tonne for pellets or briquettes ...
08 Feb, 2018, 12.19 PM IST
How much crop residue can be used as fuel in power plants: NGT asks NTPCThe green panel also directed the NTPC to submit complete details of its total coal requirement on per day basis.
16 Nov, 2017, 09.27 PM IST
Godawari Power & Ispat to set up 1 MT steel mill in ChandigarhGodawari Power and Ispat plans to set up a 1 million tonnes steel plant in Chhattisgarh for about Rs 4,500 cr.
02 Oct, 2013, 04.49 PM IST