SO2 emission of 12 power plants around Delhi can be reduced by 67%: Study
1 month ago

SO2 emission of 12 power plants around Delhi can be reduced by 67%: Study

Hindustan Times  

The sulphur dioxide emissions of 12 coal-based thermal power plants located in a 300-km radius of Delhi can be reduced by as much as 67% if these facilities install flue gas desulfurization technology, a new analysis has found. There are 11 coal-based thermal power plants within a 300km radius of Delhi — Dadri TPP, Guru Hargobind TPS, Harduaganj TPS, Indira Gandhi STPP, Mahatma Gandhi TPS, Panipat TPS, Rajiv Gandhi TPS, Rajpura TPP, Ropar TPS, Talwandi Sabo TPP, and Yamuna Nagar TPS. Additionally, the Goindwal Sahib Power Plant in Punjab — located just outside this 300km radius —is also considered when making decisions about thermal power plants around the Capital. “Data on FGD installation progress for all power plants in India has not been updated since November 2023 on the Central Electricity Authority website, with the latest available status data only from October 2023. CREA further said the annual SO2 emissions released by thermal power plants are 16 times greater than those released by stubble burning.

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From waste to electricity to pollution
22 hours, 10 minutes ago

From waste to electricity to pollution

The Hindu  

Delhi remains the most polluted city in India, as of December 20. Air pollution in Delhi mostly originates from human activities such as burning coal; petrol, diesel, and gas; biomass in industries; and coal-based power plants. According to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, thermal plants emit sulphur dioxide at levels 240 times higher than stubble burning. …

Why sulphur dioxide emission controlled slipped off priority charts
1 month ago

Why sulphur dioxide emission controlled slipped off priority charts

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India’s national capital region is back in the news for its hazardous levels of air pollution. However, a major constituent of the fine particulate matter, PM2.5, has secondary aerosols such as sulphur, nitrate and ammonia, whose main source is coal-fired thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR. A new analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air …

Thermal power plants: A pollution worry for Delhi
1 month ago

Thermal power plants: A pollution worry for Delhi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Emissions from Delhi-NCR-based 12 coal-fired power plants are more deadly than the emissions from the burning of paddy straw in Punjab and Haryana. Thermal power plants produce multiple times more dangerous particulate matter and Sulphur Dioxide than burning agri-residue does. According to a new analysis of sources of deadlier particulate matter and a comparison between NCR-based TPPs emissions …

Delhi pollution: Thermal power plants yet to conform to emission norms
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi pollution: Thermal power plants yet to conform to emission norms

Hindustan Times  

Only two of the 12 thermal power plants located within a 300-km radius of Delhi have heeded to a 2015 government order integrate technologies that reduce sulphur in their emissions, records reviewed by HT show, underlining how efforts to mitigate the air pollution crisis are marred by inaction by various stakeholders. The Union government in 2015 issued notices to all …

Two thermal plants in Punjab running out of coal
1 year, 1 month ago

Two thermal plants in Punjab running out of coal

Hindustan Times  

Two of the five thermal power plants in the state are facing acute shortage of coal. Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power Plant has coal stock enough for 21 days; Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant in Lehra Mohabbat in Bathinda has stock for 11.8 days; and Rajpura Thermal Power Plant has 12 days of coal left. Before this crisis of short …

Delhi-NCR pollution levels likely to rise in coming days
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi-NCR pollution levels likely to rise in coming days

India Today  

Do you think there won't be any pollution woes this year? India Today went and met with pollution control board members, those who are in charge of keeping a tab and preventing stubble burning.But even though they are monitoring the situation, the ground reality is choking. Krunesh Garg, Member Secretary, Punjab Pollution Control Board "We have started penalising the farmers …

India lags in biomass co-firing targets
2 years, 2 months ago

India lags in biomass co-firing targets

The Hindu  

India has been severely lagging in ensuring that at least 5% of coal used in thermal plants was mixed with biomass despite guidelines mandating them to do so. The meeting to review progress of biomass co-firing in thermal power plants was held in New Delhi to prepare for the coming post-monsoon season that saw farm fires in north India and …

Temporary shut down of coal-fired power plants around Delhi helped reduce pollution, says government
2 years, 5 months ago

Temporary shut down of coal-fired power plants around Delhi helped reduce pollution, says government

Firstpost  

The Delhi government had earlier shutdown three thermal power plants operating within the Capital permanently, Indraprastha power plant in 2009, Rajghat plant in 2015, and Badarpur plant, in 2018 New Delhi: The closure of a few coal-fired power plants within 300 km radius of Delhi last year helped reduce pollution levels, the government has said. In November last year, India …

Pollution body bans coal use in Delhi, except by thermal power plants
2 years, 6 months ago

Pollution body bans coal use in Delhi, except by thermal power plants

The Hindu  

The use of coal as fuel in industrial, domestic units will be banned in the National Capital Region from January 2023 but the ban wouldn’t apply thermal power plants — incidentally the largest users of coal, according to a notification Wednesday by the Commission for Air Quality Management, that coordinates air pollution norms in Delhi and adjoining States. An analysis …

India heatwave 2022: India facing power shortage during Delhi’s hottest April in a decade
2 years, 7 months ago

India heatwave 2022: India facing power shortage during Delhi’s hottest April in a decade

The Independent  

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Summer to get hotter! Coal shortage may lead to power crisis in upcoming months
2 years, 8 months ago

Summer to get hotter! Coal shortage may lead to power crisis in upcoming months

India TV News  

Highlights AIPEF stated that the country is looking at a power crisis after a coal shortage Several states are finding it difficult to bridge the gap between the demand and supply of eletricit States like Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh will face the brunt of the situation. The All India Power Engineers Federation on Tuesday stated that the country is looking …

A clean energy transition plan for India
3 years, 2 months ago

A clean energy transition plan for India

The Hindu  

Energy security warrants the uninterrupted supply of energy at affordable prices. TPPs contributed 71% of the 1,382 billion units of electricity generated by utilities in India during FY 2020-21 though they accounted for only 55% of the total installed generation capacity of 382 GW. Contours of a plan We have developed a time-bound transition plan for India’s power sector involving …

‘No power outage in Delhi, AAP ensuring supply via gas-based electricity’: Jain
3 years, 2 months ago

‘No power outage in Delhi, AAP ensuring supply via gas-based electricity’: Jain

Hindustan Times  

Delhi's power minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said there have been no power cuts in the national capital despite a crisis as the Arvind Kejriwal government is ensuring round-the-clock supply through electricity generation from gas at much higher rates. Jain had earlier warned residents of an acute coal shortage in thermal power plants across the country and cautioned that the …

As Delhi air quality dips, Nasa map shows several fire spots over Punjab, Haryana
4 years, 1 month ago

As Delhi air quality dips, Nasa map shows several fire spots over Punjab, Haryana

India Today  

A map by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Monday showed several fire spots over Punjab and Haryana even as the air quality in Delhi continues to dip. Interestingly, the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research has claimed that 40 per cent of air pollution in Delhi is due to farm fires in North-Western states like …

Be ready to close thermal power plants that don't meet standard pollution norms: EPCA tells UP, Haryana
4 years, 2 months ago

Be ready to close thermal power plants that don't meet standard pollution norms: EPCA tells UP, Haryana

India Today  

As monitoring authorities are expecting further deterioration in air quality in the coming days, the Environment Pollution Authority asked Uttar Pradesh and Haryana on Monday to be ready to close thermal power plants that do not meet the standards laid down in 2015. In two separate letters, EPCA chief Bhure Lal has stated that the two state governments should review …

Delhi Govt Asks Centre to Close Down All 11 Thermal Power Plants in NCR amid Rise in Pollution Levels
4 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Govt Asks Centre to Close Down All 11 Thermal Power Plants in NCR amid Rise in Pollution Levels

News 18  

With the air quality index hovering in the ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ categories in Delhi over the last few days, the Delhi government on Wednesday wrote to the Centre urging it to shut down all 11 thermal power plants in the National Capital Region. “Pollution from thermal power plants in the vicinity of Delhi is one of the reasons for …

NTPC Seeks Bids for Biomass Pellets to Fuel Thermal Power Plants, Says Govt
4 years, 2 months ago

NTPC Seeks Bids for Biomass Pellets to Fuel Thermal Power Plants, Says Govt

News 18  

India’s top power utility NTPC Ltd has sought bids for procuring biomass pellets to fuel its thermal power plants, the government statement said on Sunday, in an effort to cut down air pollution from burning of crop residue. The state-owned power producer aims to use 5 million tonnes of pellets, made from crop waste, to fuel 17 of its power …

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