Regulatory requirements on the utilisation of Fly Ash from Thermal Power Plants in India

In order to reduce the land requirement for disposal and the environmental impacts of Fly Ash generating from TPPs in India, the Government of India have taken several steps. One of the measures is utilisation of Fly ash in a phased manner.

The target of achieving 100% Fly ash utilisation in a progressive manner is specified by MoEF notification dated
3/11/2009 for all Coal/Lignite based TPPs.

Successive Years   Prescribed Targets
                                        of FA utilisation for
                                         TPPs in operation                                                      before 3/11/2009                                                                                       
1st year                             50%
2nd year                           60%
3rd year                            75%
4th year                             90%
5th year                            100%

(Such TPPs will have to achieve 100% target in successive 5yrs from the date of this notification, 3.11.2009)


Successive Years         Prescribed Targets
                                          of FA utilisation for
                                          TPPs in operation                                                      after 3/11/2009
                                                                      
1st year                              50%
2nd year                            70%
3rd year                             90%
4th year                             100%

(Such TPPs will have to achieve 100% target in successive 4yrs from the date of commissioning)

MoEF has come up with new notification No. S.O. 254(E) dated 27.01.2017, for promoting the utilisation of Fly Ash. The notified points are given below
1. Fly ash based products shall be used by all construction agencies in every construction projects, within the radius of 300Kms from Coal/Lignite based TPPs. 
2. Cost of transportation of Fly Ash to interested parties, within the radius of 100Km from TPPs, shall be borne by such TPPs. Whereas between 100-300Kms, the cost shall be shared equally between the User & TPPs.
3. Detailed information of Stocks of each type of Fly Ash available with the TPPs, be uploaded on their website, within 3 months from the date of notification 27.01.2016. This information about the stock shall be updated thereafter atleast once in a month.