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Monday, Oct 03, 2005
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Outlook NTPC Simhadri unit to promote fly ash utilisation M. Somasekhar
Hyderabad , Oct. 2 THE power major, NTPC has taken up pro-active measures to promote fly ash utilisation through a separate Ash Business Venture at its Simhadri unit near Visakhapatnam. It has already received potential export enquiries. The venture is part of the national initiative called NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN), floated by the power major to trade in surplus fly ash generated from the large network of coal-based power plants in the country. There is a growing demand for the export of fly ash (a waste material) thrown up by power plants. Andhra Cements, a 0.5-million tonne capacity plant located in Visakhapatnam has collected 500 mt of ash as a sample for export recently. The company has also provided an undertaking for a commercial tie up with NTPC. Its requirement in the immediate future is 2000 mt and the projected demand is in the order of 3000 mt, according to NTPC officials. Encouraged by this development, the NTPC's Ash Business Group has contacted about 25 exporters. It has submitted samples to obtain customer's acceptance overseas. More recently, it has also obtained Customs clearance with certain conditions as well. The export demand is from West Asia, where fly ash is being used for mixing in concrete material, NTPC officials told Business Line. The demand for fly ash from foreign companies has been increasing in recent times. Headwaters Construction Materials, a major company from the US held talks with NTPC, Reliance, Lanco Power and other major power utilities to source fly ash, a couple of months ago. In the domestic arena, the Simhadri unit has been able to attract small cement plants, the upcoming Gangavaram port area and infrastructure projects such as bridges to lift large quantities of fly ash waste generated. The two 500 MW units, when performing at their peak capacity produce 5000 tonnes of fly ash per day. It is collected in the dryash collection facility, which can store up to 2,500 tonnes. During 2004-05, NTPC unit has recorded a 40 per cent utilisation of fly ash. The entire plant and township has been built using bricks made from fly ash, the NTPC officials at Visakhapatnam said.
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