New Delhi, 26 August 2025: The National Conference on Fly Ash Utilization and Transportation was jointly organized by Ministry of Railways and NTPC on 25th August at PMI, Noida. The first of its kind conference served as a platform to deliberate on sustainable and economically viable solutions for large-scale fly ash utilization through the rail network.
Shri Ghanshyam Prasad, Chairperson, CEA graced the program in the presence of Shri Hitendra Malhotra, Member (Operations & Business Development), Ministry of Railways, Shri Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC and Shri Piyush Singh, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power. Dr Manoj Singh, Additional Member (Marketing & Business Development), Ministry of Railways delivered the introductory address setting the context for the day, while Shri Ravindra Kumar, Director (Operations), NTPC concluded the inaugural session laying emphasis on role of railways as the game changer in ash related logistics.
Deliberations during the conference focused on policy perspectives from CEA, CPCB, and key ministries (MoP, MoC, MoEFCC, MoM, MoRTH), innovations in logistics with emphasis on railways as a sustainable transport mode, and insights into challenges and opportunities in ash utilization from both generator and user perspectives. The sessions also explored futuristic wagon designs and advanced handling systems as part of integrated solutions for ash management.
The conference witnessed active participation from executives of public and private GENCOs, power,coal, environment and infrastructure sectors, fly ash brick manufacturers and research groups. With TERI as the Knowledge Partner, the event paved the way forward for environmentally sustainable and economically efficient fly ash management through the railway network.
