New Delhi: Minister of Power, New, and Renewable Energy RK Singh will on Friday inaugurate a conference on co-firing biomass pellets in thermal power plants in India, according to an official statement. The 'National Conference on Biomass- 3P - Pellet to Power to Prosperity' is being hosted by the National Mission on the use of Biomass in Coal Based Thermal Power Plants in association with the National Power Training Institute, the Power Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

"The conference will also see participation from government officials, regulatory bodies, financial institutions, pellet manufacturers, entrepreneurs, OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), farmer organisations etc," it added.

Objective of the conference

"The objective of the conference is to foster an enabling environment to boost co-firing of biomass pellets in thermal power plants in India as well as to provide a common platform for all the stakeholders in the field to share their knowledge and experience. Use of biomass pellets will lead to less stubble burning, cleaner environment, earnings for farmers, and reduction in coal imports," the ministry said. The Power Ministry had formed SAMARTH as a one-shot solution to multiple problems being faced in the disposal of surplus biomass.

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