fly ash utilisation

  • Power Bytes

    Power Sector News Roundup for March 24, 2026

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    Tata Power executes supplementary PPA for Mundra plant Tata Power has executed a Supplementary Power Purchase Agreement (SPPA) with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) for its 4 GW Mundra thermal power plant. Identical agreements are set to be signed with Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana, enabling full capacity revival. The revised structure allows fuel costs as a pass-through, addressing losses that had led to a shutdown of about nine months. Power generation is expected…

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    India’s fly ash utilisation reaches 96.34% in 2024-25

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    India’s coal-fired power stations utilised 307 million tonnes of fly ash in 2024-25, taking the national utilisation rate to 96.34%, up from under 10% in 1996-97. The data comes from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) report covering 189 grid-connected thermal power plants with a combined capacity of 214 GW. The aggregate figure indicates near-full utilisation. However, performance varies sharply across ownership segments and plant types. Sector-wise gaps and state-level underperformance Central sector plants recorded an…