Captive power plants directed to target 10 pc biomass co-firing by 2023

Mar 20, 2023

The focus should be on paddy straw utilization for such co-firing. Co-firing is an option for converting biomass to electricity by adding biomass as...

Air Quality Commission directs 11 thermal power plants to co-fire biomass pellets with coal

Sep 21, 2021

New Delhi [India], September 21 : In view of stubble burning in months of October and November causing degradation of Air Quality Index (AQI)...

Inter-ministerial meet on biomass co-firing in thermal plants held ahead of Kharif harvesting season

Oct 03, 2022

New Delhi [India], October 3 : An inter-ministerial meeting to review the progress of biomass co-firing in thermal power plants was held in New...

Green Pellets India to Showcase Sustainable Fuel Innovations at Bioenergy Global Expo 2025

Jul 29, 2025

New Delhi [India], July 29: Green Pellets India, a leading name in the field of biomass fuel production, is all set to participate in...

CAQM issues show cause notices to six Thermal Power Plants within 300 km of Delhi, for non-compliance of Biomass Co-firing norms

Dec 23, 2025

The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has issued Show Cause Notices to 06 coal-based Thermal Power Plants (TPPs)...

Uttarakhand: CM announces 24-hour hot water supply for pilgrims at Kedarnath Dham

Apr 18, 2026

This facility will be powered by geysers operated using biomass pellets made from pine needles (pirul) and mule dung. This is the first initiative...