Nagpur: While India’s commitment to the global climate meeting COP26 shows the coal phase, in fact even after six years of guidelines that fall into place and four years of the first time hose there is a large air pollution from coal grilled plants.
According to the list issued by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), a total capacity of 167 gigawatts (GW) in the country must mandate install desulphuriser exhaust gas (FGD), an equipment to control sulfur dioxide toxic emissions from plant thermal power.
The latest analysis by research centers about energy and clean air (Crea) reveals that out 167 gw, the FGD has been installed almost 2.3 GW, with the other 67 GW pollution offer.
This makes the majority of state coal capacity – almost 98 gw – does not move to control its So2 emissions.
Among the CEA list, which has installed FGD including two Super Mahatma Gandhi’s thermal project units in Haryana and four Dadri Power projects in Uttar Pradesh.
While the first owned by private company CLP India Private Limited, Dadri is included in the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
Last month, the Air Quality Management Commission (CAQM) directed all power plants operating in the Delhi-NCR region, except five, to be closed until 30 November due to increasing air pollution.
This direction is then extended until December 15 because air quality remains in a detrimental range.
In accordance with Crea analysis, coal-based power plants within a radius of 300 km from the resulting Delhi-NCR can be ignored or no electricity from 14 to 23 November last year.
During this period, electricity demand ranged from 175 million units (MU) and 275 Mus, and the shortcomings remained in the range of 0-5 Mus.
“This shows that the region can meet the demand or lower without operating coal-based power plants within a radius of 300 km.
The guidance issued by the CAQM failed because all other power plants were not operated since November 12, this year due to low demand or other reasons.
So the action cannot produce any emission burden reduction, “said this research.
Furthermore, highlight that four units at Dadri Power Plant, which have FGD, are directed to close.
Conversely, others without pollution control technology are permitted to operate, causing relatively higher emissions and pollution.
Taking serious records of air pollution caused by heat power plants, the Ministry of Environment The Union exits with a more stringent emission standard notices in December 2015, according to coal-based power plants have two years to retrofit with efficient pollution control technology.
The power plant operator does not follow the initial deadline of two years after the Central Pollution Control Agency (CPCB) extend the timeline for compliance with Norma SO2 until December 31, 2019.
Even after this, all units except two in Mahatma Gandhi’s power plant violated the emission limit that led to Extension encouragement until December 2022.
Indicates that the power plant with SO2 controls must be operated at the maximum capacity to reduce the need for power plants without FGD, analysts who have, “the plant that has it is not awarded the offer until now must be tightly punished because it requires at least 18 months to install FGD after administration.
If a unit has not provided an offer, they have not been able to install FGD on December 2022.
“Dahiya added that the air quality forecasting system must be better used by CAQM and CPCB to make science-based decisions to reduce emission loads, and the settings for the power supply must be made so that the generator Not obedient electricity can be closed during the winter months.
Dirty images after 6 years of notice, the majority power plant in the country has not been retrofit of SO2 167 GW control technology, the FGD has been installed at 2.3 units for 2 units of 67 units I have not received an offer, 98 gw the researcher stage is worried they will not be able to install FGD at the end of December 2022 The FGD time limit recommendation in all power plants immediately punished a power plant that has not provided an offer until now operates a power plant with maximum capacity to reduce plant needs without FGD CAQMS and CPCB to utilize the air quality forecasting system efficiently direct pollution plants Closed in the absence of a pollution control device
6 years on, most coal-powered power plants do not have a system to control SO2 emissions
