Friday, December 12, 2025 | 04:09 AM ISTहिंदी में पढें
Business Standard
Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

Thermal plants not co-firing enough biomass likely to face penalty

The power ministry would also consider reducing coal supply to TPPs not complying with its policy on biomass co-firing, according to a Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change statement

Greenhouse gas emissions
premium

Biomass pellets have the same calorific value as coal and mixing them with coal saves consumption as well as reportedly cuts emissions.

Nitin Kumar New Delhi
The central government has suggested the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) consider penalising thermal power plants (TPPs) that are not taking enough steps to curb emissions and not co-firing sufficient quantities of biomass.

The power ministry would also consider reducing coal supply to TPPs not complying with its policy on biomass co-firing, according to a Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) statement released on Monday. 

Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and Power Minister R K Singh co-chaired the inter-ministerial meeting to review the progress of biomass co-firing in thermal power plants on Monday. They noted that the target