State-owned power giant NTPC NSE 0.41 % has placed an order of 9,30,000 tonnes of biomass pellets for co-firing in power plants that will help improve air quality, said the power ministry. Besides, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh are procuring 13,01,000 tonnes of biomass pellets for co-firing in their power plants, the power ministry said in a statement issued on Sunday.
Power Secretary Alok Kumar had taken review meeting on the status of biomass co-firing in the thermal power plants on October 28.
