Category: Biomass

📌 Tender By: Nabha Power Limited (NPL)📍 Location: Rajpura, Punjab, India🗂 Tender Document No.: NPL/Biomass Pellets/2024-25/089📅 Tender Issue Date: 15th July 2025🌐 Website: NPL Tender Page📥 PDF Download: Download Tender Document 📘 Description NPL invites bids for a one-year contract for the supply of agro-residue-based non-torrefied biomass pellets. The contract aims to support the blending of biomass pellets with coal in NPL’s supercritical thermal power plant (2×700 MW) at Rajpura, Punjab. 📍 Tender Demand by Name & Location Name of Project: Biomass Pellet Supply for Coal Blending End-User: Nabha Powe [...]

📘 Description: India’s push towards sustainable energy has created fertile ground for biomass pellet plant investments. Certain states stand out by offering high capital subsidies, tax exemptions, and institutional support. This guide details the most supportive states—Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh—including costs, net profit estimates, and key policy advantages. 📊 Detailed State-Wise Summary (1 TPH Biomass Pellet Plant) StateSubsidy SupportPlant Cost (1 TPH)Effective Cost After Subsidy (Approx.)Net Profit / Year (Approx.)Support AgenciesPunjabCapital subsidy up to 35% under Punjab RE Policy + MNRE₹1.25 [...]

📄 Description The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued revised guidelines dated 27th June 2025 under the Biomass Programme of the National Bioenergy Programme (2021–2026 Phase-I). These changes simplify documentation, enhance clarity on eligibility, update performance benchmarks, and strengthen monitoring mechanisms for briquette and pellet manufacturing plants. Notably, this update aligns with the previously revised CFA rates issued in July 2024. ✅ Key Point Summary 📄 Simplified Documentation: Removed requirements like Techno-Economic Feasibility Report (if loan-based), site photographs, and EIA clearan [...]

📝 Description: Uttar Pradesh, a leading agricultural and industrial state, offers immense opportunities for biomass pellet production. With government support for co-firing biomass pellets in thermal power plants (TPPs), setting up a pellet plant near NTPC and private power stations ensures guaranteed offtake, eco-compliance, and high returns. 📍 1. Meerut Biomass: Wheat straw, mustard stalk, sugarcane trashAvailability: ~1.2 million tons/yearNearby Power Plants: Dadri NTPC (Gautam Budh Nagar) – 1,820 MW Harduaganj TPS (Aligarh) – 665 MW Rosa Thermal Power Plant (Shahjahanpur, RIL owned) – 1,200 MWWhy Install Here: [...]

📝 Description This NIT is issued under the National Mission on Use of Biomass in Thermal Power Plants (SAMARTH) by the Ministry of Power, Government of India, inviting eligible suppliers to participate in the procurement of non-torrefied biomass pellets. The tender aims to facilitate large-scale biomass co-firing at coal-based thermal power plants, in alignment with national sustainability and emission reduction targets. 📥 Download NIT PDF: Click here NITDownload 📌 Key Points Summary Issuing Authority: (As per the document, name not specified, typically NTPC/SECL/State GENCOs or other TPPs) Scope: Supply of non-t [...]