NTPC ltd would be installing IP based CCTV for monitoring the activity at Ash Dyke and handling of imported coal at its super thermal power station in Bilaspur district, officials stated.
It may be recalled that NTPC is in the process of setting up a ‘fly ash based light weight aggregate’ Pilot Plant at its Station here in Bilaspur district.
The lightweight aggregate is used in the production of a number of concrete products.The Fly Ash and the coal fuel would be made available to the pilot plant from the thermal power station in its vicinity.
Fly ash is a byproduct of power generation with coal. Sustainable ash utilisation is one of the key concerns at NTPC, officials stated.
It may be mentioned here that NTPC’s Ash Utilisation Division (AUD), set up in 1991, is striving to derive maximum usage from the vast quantities of ash produced at its various power stations. The ash is now being looked at as a commodity that could generate wealth for the company in the long run, officials stated.
The AUD proactively formulates policies, plans and programmes for ash utilisation. It further monitors the progress in these activities and works for developing new segments of ash usage. Ash Utilisation Cell at each station handles ash utilisation activities, they stated.
The fly ash generated at NTPC stations is ideal for use in the manufacture of cement, concrete, concrete products, cellular concrete products, bricks/blocks/ tiles etc, officials stated.