Tag: Ministry of Power

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MoP announces co-firing policy

MoP announces co-firing policy

The Indian Ministry of Power (MoP) has announced a co-firing mandate. Coal-based thermal power generation utilities are obligated to incorporate 5% of biomass pellets from agricultural waste into their power generation annually. Compliance should be…

Biomass Energy
India determines pellet price benchmark

India determines pellet price benchmark

The Indian Ministry of Power has defined price benchmarks for biomass pellet prices. The price regulation is planned for one year, starting on 8 November 2023. In the Northern Region, pellet prices amount to INR…

Biomass Energy
States do not buy enough renewable energy

States do not buy enough renewable energy

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…

USD 1,000 billion investments expected in energy sector

As reported by Enerdata, the Indian Ministry of Power is expecting to attract investments of USD 1,000 billion by 2030 for the national coal and renewable energies sectors. By 2020, USD 1 billion go to…