NTPC Sipat Thermal Power Station had been asking bulk fly ash users to enhance pond ash utilisation from the plant, officials informed.
Fly ash is a by-product 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.