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Power producer Hutah Industries is moving forward with plans to build a biomass power plant in the AK Industrial Village in Ganeshnagar, Nagaland. The plant should generate 10 MWel of electricity in a moving grate…
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The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy of the State of Punjab has proposed plans to develop 100 MWel of biomass power projects. According to the report, the Ministry is seeking Viability Gap Funding of…
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The Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board has approved plans by iron manufacturer Vandana Global Limited to develop a biomass power plant in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The plant should be fuelled with rice husk and have a capacity…
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The company M/s Shikhar Commodities has acquired an 8 MW biomass power plant located in the federal state of Chhattisgarh from M/s Vandana Vidyut Limited. The source does not provide the plant’s exact location. According…
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The Government of India has suggested that the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) introduce a penalty system for thermal power plants not complying with the current biomass co-firing guidelines. In a recent review meeting…
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Reportedly, there are currently two biomass power projects based on paddy straw in Kurukshetra and Kaithal, Haryana. The projects are owned by Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA). According to Hindustan Times, the plants both…
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The Indian Parliament Lok Sabha has passed a bill called Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill to promote the development of renewable energy and fuels, including biomass. Amongst others, it introduces penalties for industrial companies failing to…
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The company Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (Balco) has started co-firing of biomass briquettes at its thermal power plant in Korba, Chhattisgarh. Balco, a subsidiary of Indian Oil & Gas and Metals company Vedanta Resources, will…
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A new biomass boiler has been installed in 2022 in Kurukshetra, Haryana. The 75 tph, 15 MWe boiler by Sukhbir Agro Energy Limited (SAEL) is using vibrating grate technology developed in Denmark. However, the source…
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The Nagaland District Energy and Finance Ministry has signed several power purchase agreements with companies in the solar, thermal, hydro and biomass power sectors. Indian power company Fitzroy Energy & Minerals Ltd. signed a power…
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The Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has again ordered 11 coal-based thermal power plants operators to comply with its biomass co-firing instructions. In September 2021,…
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Public power company Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MahaGenco) is planning to trial the use of biomass briquettes in its coal-fired power plant in Parli, Beed district, Maharashtra state. One of the three 250 MW…
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The Government of Punjab has unanimously passed a bill to renegotiate FiTs under Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) in place between the public utility Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) and renewable energy generators. Reportedly, the…
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Two paddy straw biomass projects in Punjab are facing delays and are now expected to become operational in 2022, as reported by The Times of India. This includes a 10 MW project in Fatehgarh Sahib…
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Japan-based trading and investment company Mitsui & Co has announced its intention to invest INR 300 million (EUR 3.4 million) in Mumbai-based Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Pvt Ltd (PRESPL), according to a news from The…
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IL&FS Energy Development Co. Ltd. (IEDCL) plans to sell its currently non-operational 13 MW biomass power plant in Shendra MIDC, Aurangabad, Maharashtra. The Economic Times reports that IEDCL’s subsidiary, Shendra Green Energy Ltd (SGEL) has…
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NTPC Limited has started co-firing biomass at its 2,650 MW coal-fired Dadri power plant in Greater Noida, as the Times of India reported. In one unit of the plant, the company co-fires a share of…
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Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved a reverse auction for the procurement of 50 MW of biomass capacity held by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), Mercom India reports. Successful bidders will…
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Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has amended its support scheme for industrial biomass CHP plants. One new clause states that capacity addition projects will not be eligible for the support scheme, according…
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Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has initiated the revival of a 10 MW biomass power plant in Jalkheri, Punjab, which has been idle for 11 years, on renovate, operate and transfer (ROT) basis, according…
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According to The Times of India, the Board of Directors of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) have approved the project proposal for setting up a 60-65 MW paddy-straw-fired biomass plant in Bathinda, Punjab. The…
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Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved plans of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited’s (MSEDCL) to procure 200 MW of bagasse-fired CHP projects through competitive bidding. As reported by Mercom India, the ceiling price…
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According to The Economic Times, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plans to begin co-firing biomass such as scrap lumber, forest debris, crop residues, manure, at all of its coal-based thermal power plants. NTPC will…
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Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. has announced plans to develop a new 60 MW biomass plant in Punjab, following the closure of two thermal plants in Bathinda and Ropar with a combined capacity of 880…
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According to data collected by the Indian Ministry of Power, the country’s federal states do not buy enough renewable energy (RE) to achieve the goal of an RE capacity of 175 GW by 2022. The…
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According to Energy Infra Post, the installed biomass capacity in India grew from 4.95 GW in March 2016 to 8.4 GW at the end of 2017, so the country is likely to reach its target…
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The Punjab Energy Development Authority (PEDA) has announced that the state will no longer buy power generated from biomass, because it is too costly, as reported by The Hindustan Times. The Indian Union Ministry of…
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The Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has announced a programme to support biomass CHP plants at sugar mills and other industrial sites. It will provide Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for newly installed boilers…
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Indian public utility NTPC has received three bids for its tender for supplying 1,000 tpd of fuel based on agricultural residues, as the Economic Times reported. The three companies offered to supply 250 tpd each,…
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Finnish biorefining company Chempolis, Indian oil refinery Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. (NRL) and Finnish semi-public utility Fortum have formed a joint venture for developing a biorefinery in Assam, as Biomass Magazine reported. The facility will use…
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According to Ecowatch, in 2017, India has for the first time added more energy capacity from renewables than from fossil fuels. With 11,788 MW, the increase of renewable energy was more than twice the growth…
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The Indian state of Haryana has revealed its goal to achieve 150 MW of biomass-based energy by 2022, as stated in the Haryana Bioenergy Policy 2018. The local government wants to support the production of…
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According to the Economic Times, Indian public utility NTPC has released a tender for the procurement of 1,000 metric tons per day of agricultural residues-based fuel for its 2,650 MW Dadri Power Plant. The facility…
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The biomass power plant in Chilakapalem, India, operated by Varam Power Projects, was shut down because the government stopped purchasing energy from the plant. According to the government, the reason for that decision is an…
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According to state secretary for industries, commerce and renewable energy, Anirudh Tewar, India’s state of Punjab has a biomass energy generation potential of 2 GW, of which yet only 150 MW are developed, and they…
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After selling 2 biomass power units in India, Indian Orient Green continues to try to sell its biomass units. The initial portfolio of 106 MW of biomass, which is distributed among 12 biomass units in…
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Construction works have begun at a biomass plant in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The CHP facility Chhatta 2 will have a capacity of 18 MW and is an extension for the already operating 16 MW facility…
