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Revised Biomass Policy mandates 5% biomass co-firing in Thermal Power Plants from FY 2024-25: Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy – EQ Mag

Revised Biomass Policy mandates 5% biomass co-firing in Thermal Power Plants from FY 2024-25: Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy – EQ Mag

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The Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy has informed that there are 47 Thermal Power Plants which have carried out co-firing of agro residue based biomass pellets with coal. The Ministry of Power issued modification on 16.06.2023 to revise the biomass policy dated 08.10.2021 and now it mandates 5% biomass co-firing in Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) from FY 2024-25. This obligation shall increase to 7% from FY 2025-26.

The Minister informed that the Government has taken many initiatives to ensure the availability and procurement of biomass pellets for co-firing in TPPs like, Finance Assistance Schemes by MNRE and CPCB have been issued for biomass pellet manufacturing units, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved ‘Biomass pellet manufacturing’ as an eligible activity under Priority Sector Lending (PSL), Procurement Provision of Biomass Category has been created on GeM portal, Revised Model long term contract for Biomass supply was issued by Ministry of Power, Vendor database finalized and listed on SAMARTH website, awareness programmes & Advertisement Campaign were carried out, Provision of Udyam Aadhaar on National Single Window System, Bankable Model Project Report for Biomass Pellet Plants etc.

Further, the Ministry of Power through a policy Addendum dated 03-05-2023 has indicated the various type of various agro residues such as stubble/straw/stalk/husk which are surplus and not being used as animal fodder for making the biomass pellets. This includes agro-residue obtained from crops like Paddy, Soya, Arhar, Gwar, Cotton, Gram, Jawar, Bajra, Moong, Mustard, Sesame, Til, Maize, Sunflower, Jute, Coffee, etc. as well as Groundnut Shell, Coconut Shell, Castor Seed Shell etc.

In addition, pellets made from the following agro product/crop/waste can also be used for co-firing in TPPs viz. Bamboo and its by-products, Horticulture waste such as dry leaves and trimmings obtained from maintenance & pruning of trees and plants and other biomass such as Pine Cone/Needle, Elephant Grass, Sarkanda, etc.

The Minister informed that approximately 1,64,976 Metric Tonnes of agri residues-based biomass has been co-fired in 47 coal based thermal power plants till May 2023. State-wise list of thermal power plants co-firing above biomass pellets is given below.

State-wise details of Biomass usage in all TPPs in the country till May’ 2023

Sl. No. State Name of the Plant Capacity (MW) Cumulative Biomass usage (Metric Tonne) State-wise Biomass usage (Metric Tonne)
1 Uttar Pradesh National Capital Power Station, Dadri, UP 1820 20617 70977
2 Harduaganj TPS, UP 1265 7392
3 Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Station, UP 1550 9486
4 Tanda Thermal Power Station, Ambedkar Nagar, UP 1760 3806
5 Mahan Al. Unit- CPP, UP 900 29676
6 Haryana Yamuna Nagar TPS, Haryana 600 455 20969
7 Rajiv Gandhi TPS, Hisar, Haryana 1200 95
8 IGSTPP, Jhajjar, Haryana 1500 16008
9 Mahatma Gandhi TPS, Jhajjar, Haryana 1320 4411
10 Punjab Nabha Power Limited (NPL), Punjab 1400 30 180
11 Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant Ropar (GGSSTP), Ropar, Punjab 840 61
12 Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant (GHTP), Lehra Mohabbat, Punjab 920 39
13 TSPL, Mansa, Punjab 1980 50
14 Maharashtra Mauda Super Thermal Power Station, Nagpur, MH 2320 24167 27349
15 Solapur Super Thermal Power Station, Solapur, MH 1320 3060
16 Dhariwal Thermal Power Plant Chandrapur, MH 600 87
17 GMR Warora Energy Limited, Maharashtra 600 20
18 JSW Energy – Ratnagiri Maharashtra 1200 5
19 Sai Wardha Power Generation Limited, MH 540 10
20 Karnataka Kudgi Super Thermal Power Station, Bijapur, Karnataka 2400 1912 2248
21 JSW Energy – TPP Bellary, Karnataka 860 336
22 Andhra Pradesh Simhadri Super Thermal Power Station, AP 2000 4551 4551
23 Chhattisgarh LARA Super Thermal Power Station, Raigarh, CG 1600 489 11464
24 Sipat Super Thermal Power Station, Bilaspur, CG 2980 3882
25 Jindal super thermal power plant Tamnar, CG 3400 24
26 Raipur Energen Limited, CG 1370 77
27 Badadarha TPP, CG 1200 25
28 Raigarh Energy Generation Ltd, CG 600 25
29 Bharat Aluminum Company Limited, CG 1740 6942
30 Madhya Pradesh Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Station, MP 1600 3140 17603
31 Khargone Super Thermal Power Station, , MP 1320 13417
32 Jaypee Nigrie super Thermal power plant, MP 1320 577
33 Jaypee Bina TPS, MP 500 425
34 Sasan Power Ltd Madhya Pradesh 3960 44
35 Bihar Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station, Bihar 2340 10 10
36 West Bengal Budge Budge Thermal Power station, WB 750 181 896
37 Haldia Thermal Power plant, WB 600 90
38 Farakka super thermal Power plant, Murshidabad, WB 2100 77
39 Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station (DSTPS) 1000 501
40 Bakreswar Thermal power station, WB 1050 22
41 Sagardighi TPS, WB 1600 25
42 Rajasthan Adani Power Rajasthan Limited, Rajasthan 1320 111 7927
43 Shree Mega Power Bewar (CFBC), RJ 344 7816
44 Odisha Jharsuguda Captive Power, Odisha 1215 44 64
45 GMR Kamal Ganga, Odisha 700 20
46 Tamil Nadu OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd, Tamil Nādu 420 715 715
47 Jharkhand Jojobera Power Plant, Jharkhand 427.5 23 23
Grand Total 64351.5 164976 164976

This information has been given by the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy Shri R. K. Singh, in a written reply to a question, in Rajya Sabha today, August 2, 2023.

Anand Gupta Editor - EQ Int'l Media Network