TheMaharashtrastatepowergeneration company (MahaGenco) has decided to make use of green-coal at theParli thermalpower station in Beed district.
The state power utility has invited expression of interest from prospective bidders for the supply of briquettes bio coal for the boiler of one of the three units of the plant having individual power generation capacity of 250 MW.
While the coal for the Parli plant is arranged from mines near Hyderabad and the Vidarbha region, the proposed use ofgreen coalis expected to save huge transportation cost besides offering environmental benefits and providing supplementary income to the rural Population.