Fifteen companies in India have expressed an interest to set up cement plants near NTCP power stations to help dispose the power company of the 52Mt fly ash generated by its projects.

In addition, NTPC is also scouting for captive consumers to create the demand for the electricity generated by its plants as the cement facilities will be required to buy power from the nearby NTPC works. "Interested party shall sign a long-term agreement with NTPC for use of fly ash and electricity exclusively from the identified power station of NTPC from the date of commissioning of cement/allied product plant," NTPC had said.