Environment Policy and Management

“To provide cleaner energy by committing to highest possible levels of performance in environmentally sound manner, through continuous improvement in environmental performance in all our activities. Management at all levels, jointly with employees, are responsible and will be held accountable for company’s environmental performance.”

Tenughat Thermal Power Station aims towards cleaner power generation with minimum loss to ecology and biodiversity of the area. TTPS is committed to protect the fragile environment and adopted sound environment management practices.

Tenughat Thermal Power Station is the only Coal fired power plant under Government of Jharkhand located at the bank of Tenughat Reservoir at village Lalpania in Bokaro district. Since units of Tenughat Thermal Power Station are old which were commissioned before Pollution Control Standards has become stringent in norms. Even through TVNL adopts environmentally sustainable power generation and follows the directions and stipulations of MoEF &CC ,CPCB, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) etc. time to time.

TVNL is continuously improving with latest technologies for sustainable and efficient use of resources thereby maximizing efficiency of plant and minimizing waste generation. We are proud to deploy technologies that are environmentally friendly & provide clean, safe and pollution free environment in and around the project. As a part of the Green Initiative, one 45 KWp Grid Connected Solar Rooftop Plant on Net Metering Basis has already been installed at DAV School, TTPS, Lalpania. Apart from this as per guide line of MoP , Govt. of India TVNL is process to set up re-newable energy project having 50 MW Grid Connected Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant.

1. Electrostatic Precipitators (ESP) -replacement of defective HVTR units and other components ESP is being done time to time to bring down emission within permissible limit.
2. Monitoring of Environmental Parameters of Ambient Air Quality both online and off-line as per NAASQ 2009.
3. SILO is functional. Installation and commissioning work of ETP/STP and AWRS are under progress and likely to be completed soon.
4. Hazardous Waste Management is being followed
5. Neutralization pit at DM plant is being maintained
6. Ash dyke management and ash disposal is being done
7. Filling of ash in low lying areas at own land of TTPS.
8. Sending dry bagged ash for manufacturing of cement in the nearby areas.
9. Sending fly ash/pond ash by railways to countries like Bangladesh for utilization.
10. Consulting fly ash brick/block/paver tile manufacturers to establish unit inside the plant or nearby areas.
11. Approached RCD/NHAI for using the fly ash for construction of roads.

Plantation drives inside the plant before the monsoon to enhance the greenery inside the plant is done on regular basis. Plantation of saplings along the approach road and inside the vacant spaces in the colony is also done. We have also approached the District Forest officer, Bokaro for plant saplings and Afforestation programmes in collaboration with TTPS by providing them with the necessary financial support. TTPS has also planned to develop three tier plantation system along the road side used for ash transportation and all along the ash pond. To attract public participation in environment protection we are encouraging social forestry schemes.

TVNL is actively organizing training programmes with the involvement of root level workers inside the plant on regular basis to make them aware about saving water, energy and planting trees in their locality. We are also involving locals in the nearby areas on world environment day and organize rallies starting from the colony to the main gate of the plant and spread awareness on protection of environment and other natural resources.