A project on removal of barriers to Biomass Power Generation in India got a formal kickstart when Thermax Limited and Ruchi Soya Industries Limited inked an agreement. The pact was signed in the presence of Gireesh B. Pradhan, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in New Delhi. The aim of the UNDP / GEF [...]
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Haryana to invest in biomass
The State government of Haryana will be setting up five biomass power projects to generate about 51 MW of power. The projects are estimated to cost Rs 230 crore. The company has signed MoUs with four companies for the task. But the identities of the companies have not been revealed. Two of the five projects [...]
19 MW plant from Ponni Sugars
In a significant development in terms of revenue generation and growth, Erode-based Ponni Sugars is all set to commission its 19-MW co-generation plant by the end of March. Managing director N Ramanathan said the project is being completed on schedule and well within the estimated project cost of Rs 102 crore. The costs have been [...]
Octant gets nod for biomass project
The Orissa Pollution Control Board has given clearance for Octant Industries for the construction of a Biomass Power Project in the State. According to the company, it has also received clearance from various government authorities such as Orissa Power Transmission Corporation for evacuation of power. The authorities have inspected the site at Sambalpur district and [...]
24 MW bagasse plant: What’s cooking?
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has said ‘no’ to Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Limited’s (DSIL) appeal seeking relief from the increase in cost of transmission line and annual maintenance charges sought by the state transmission utility UPPTCL pertaining to the private company’s 24 MW bagasse based co-generating plant at Bijnor. DSIL had signed a [...]
Upcoming Biomass Power Projects in India – 2012
We have compiled a list of newly planned and ongoing biomass power projects in India. Live, Ongoing and Commissioned projects. As you may be aware, PowerBase continuously monitors the latest developments in the Biomass Power sector. The site even has a separate index of biomass power projects covered sofar. However, this special report, a result [...]
Biomass: Years gone, project on hold
Two years after its high-profile foundation stone-laying by Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah on February 19, 2010, the biomass-based power plant in Hoshiarpur district is yet to see the light of the day. Scheduled to be completed in six months, the 10 MW biomass power project was to cost Rs 68 [...]
Usher Agro to raise Rs 85 cr
Usher Agro Ltd will list its subsidiary Usher Eco Power. It has filed a DRHP for Usher Eco Power. It is looking at raising Rs 85 crore through the IPO. According to Vinod Chaturvedi, managing director, Usher Agro Ltd, “The first phase of 16 megawatt is already nearing completion. It is all mechanically completed and [...]
UPERC approves changes in PPA
Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has approved the project specific changes incorporated in the power purchase agreement (PPA). The suggestions are submitted by UPPCL for purchase of 2 MW each from A2Z Infrastructure Limited’s five biomass based generating plants situated in the state. In the agreement, it has been agreed that power from the [...]
Orient Green Power earns Rs 2.4 cr
Wind and biomass IPP Orient Green Power Ltd earned Rs 2.4 crore in January by selling 6,000-odd renewable energy certificates (REC) in the market. A media report states the company has in its hand another 10,000 REC and is sure of securing another 8,000 soon. Thus, in the next two trading sessions (that is for [...]