Lok Sabha Question No. 799 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Electricity from Parali
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA, BHARAT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.799

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2019

## ELECTRICITY FROM PARALI

## †799.  SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI: SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  National  Thermal  Power  Corporation  (NTPC)  proposes  to start generation of electricity from 'Parali' (wheat and rice plants residue) to  check  pollution  level  due  to  burning  of  'Parali'  by  the  farmers  every year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/ location/plant-wise; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

NTPC has already started biomass co-firing in its  Dadri coal

(a) to (c) : based station in Uttar Pradesh.

NTPC has invited expression of interest (EOI) on 26th December, 2018, for supply of paddy straw and other agro residue based pellets/torrefied pellets to its power stations for power generation through biomass  co-firing.  The  EOI  has  been  invited  for  21  coal  based  power stations  of  NTPC including  its  JV  at  Jhajjar.  Based  on  response  to  EOI, tender  shall  be  floated  for  procurement  of  pellets/torrefied  pellets  for respective  NTPC  power  stations.  Last  date  of  EOI  submission  is  25 th February 2019.

NTPC  is  planning  to  replace  5  to  10%  of  coal  fired  in  its power stations by pellets/torrefied pellets made of agro residues. List of power stations and daily pellets/ torrefied pellets requirement are given at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.    799  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK SABHA ON 07.02.2019.

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| Sl. No.   | Coal Based Stations   | State          | Capacity (MW)   |   Pellets/ Torrefied Pellets Requirement (Metric Tonnes Per Day) |
|-----------|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Singrauli             | Uttar Pradesh  | 2000            |                                                             1000 |
| 2         | Korba                 | Chhattisgarh   | 2600            |                                                             1300 |
| 3         | Ramagundam            | Telangana      | 2600            |                                                             1300 |
| 4         | Farakka               | West Bengal    | 2100            |                                                             1060 |
| 5         | Vindhyachal           | Madhya Pradesh | 4760            |                                                             1880 |
| 6         | Rihand                | Uttar Pradesh  | 3000            |                                                             1500 |
| 7         | Kahalgaon             | Bihar          | 2340            |                                                             1180 |
| 8         | Dadri                 | Uttar Pradesh  | 1820            |                                                              920 |
| 9         | Jhajjar (JV)          | Haryana        | 1500            |                                                              760 |
| 10        | Talcher Kaniha        | Odisha         | 3000            |                                                             1000 |
| 11        | Unchahar              | Uttar Pradesh  | 1550            |                                                              560 |
| 12        | Talcher Thermal       | Odisha         | 460             |                                                              240 |
| 13        | Simhadri              | Andhra Pradesh | 2000            |                                                             1000 |
| 14        | Tanda                 | Uttar Pradesh  | 440             |                                                              220 |
| 15        | Sipat                 | Chhattisgarh   | 2980            |                                                             1500 |
| 16        | Mouda                 | Maharashtra    | 2320            |                                                             1160 |
| 17        | Bongaigaon            | Assam          | 500             |                                                              260 |
| 18        | Barh                  | Bihar          | 1320            |                                                              660 |
| 19        | Kudgi                 | Karnataka      | 2400            |                                                             1200 |
| 20        | Solapur               | Maharashtra    | 660             |                                                              340 |
| 21        | Lara                  | Chhattisgarh   | 800             |                                                              400 |
|           |                       | Total          | 41,150          |                                                            19440 |

The  daily  requirement  is  estimated  based  on  65%  plant  load  factor  and  is indicative  only.  However,  daily  requirement  given  above  may  change  based  on actual plant load factor and requirement of NTPC.

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