Assam-based private cement manufacturer Barak Valley Cements Ltd (BVCL) is all set to go green with its 6-MW captive biomass power plant ready for commercial operation.

BVCL manufactures cement at a 460-tonne per day manufacturing unit in the Karimganj district of Assam.

'The power generated by this plant will meet the entire energy requirement of the cement production facility and contribute towards conservation of fossil fuels. This multi-fuel, environment-friendly power plant will be the first of its kind in the North-East,' BVCL said.

The 6-MW biomass plant, developed by BVCL's wholly-owned subsidiary Badarpur Energy Pvt Ltd, has been commissioned, the cement manufacturer informed the Bombay Stock Exchange Wednesday in a statement.

'The average cost of power from the plant - which will use husk, a major byproduct of rice industry, as a fuel - is estimated to be about Rs 2.20 per unit electricity,' the statement said.

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