Power Minister S Harbhajan Singh ETO today announced the successful recommissioning of the 10MW Biomass Power Plant at Village Jalkheri, District Fatehgarh Sahib, highlighting its significant environmental and economic benefits for Punjab.
The plant in its new 'Avatar'to provide 10MW of eco-friendly, green power to state. PSPCL Biomass Plant was originally commissioned in June 1992. Now the renovated plant has been recommissioned on June 21, 2024 and officially commenced operations.
It utilizes advanced Denmark Technology boilers and is designed to generate electricity using 100 per cent paddy straw.
This state-of-the-art facility biomass plant will consume approximately 1 lakh tons of paddy straw annually which will help state government to curb the problem of stubble burning in nearly 50 thousand acres of area in Punjab.
