- NTPC and GE Power India Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to reduce carbon emissions from coal-based power plants.
- So power technology should be used to decarbonize Coal based power generation.
- In the future, NTPC will replace the coal firing unit with carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous fuels.
- This naturally reduces the carbon released compared to coal-fired units.
- Carbonaceous elements include methanol and agri-wastes, and noncarbonaceous elements include ammonia.
- The primary objective of this MoU is to co-fire methanol and bio-mass with coal.
- In the future, they will explore the opportunity to fire using ammonia which will release the least carbon than any other firing material.
- This will slowly reduce the carbon footprint in the atmosphere in the future from power plants.
- NTPC is planning to reduce the carbon footprint by 57GW (gigawatts) of coal-fired units.
Question:
Q.1 Which Power producing company has signed MoU with GE Power to reduce carbon emissions?a. NTPC
b. NLC Ltd
c. Coal India Ltd
d. TATA Power Limited
