NTPC ltd will soon start sending fly ash from its Stage – I & II silos at the Sipat Thermal Power Station in Bilaspur district for its use in broadening of Simga-Saregaon-Bilaspur stretch of National Highway (NH) 200 in Chhattisgarh.
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.