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 by environmental non-profit, Centre for Science and Environment, estimated in 2020 that Delhi alone sourced 33.6% of its power needs from coal based thermal power plants with the rest from gas-fired plants. So unless power plants also give up coal, it will have limited impact on pollution because sulphate emissions from these plants are major environmental pollutant,” said Sunil Dahiya, Analyst at Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. Of course, power plants must eventually give up coal but what we are seeing today is a start and the government and the Central Pollution Control Board must strictly enforce these norms.”

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From waste to electricity to pollution
21 hours, 56 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. …

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 …

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 …

India's coal dependence for power to be highest in nine years as heatwaves intensify
6 months ago

India's coal dependence for power to be highest in nine years as heatwaves intensify

Hindustan Times  

India will use more coal for generating electricity this year than it has in almost a decade, to cope with surging electricity demand, Bloomberg reported. Representational The country expects to add 15.4 gigawatts in the financial year 2024-25, the most in nine years, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Coal still generates about three-quarters of India’s electricity, and the …

Understanding India’s coal imports
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Understanding India’s coal imports

The Hindu  

The spectre of electricity shortages rises again as hot weather descends across the country. A recent Ministry of Power advisory corroborates this, saying “supplies of domestic coal will remain constrained due to various logistical issues associated with railway network”. It is convenient, as some might say, for such advisories to be interpreted as mandates by many coal-based generators since the …

Delhi Budget: Solar is govt’s new mantra for cheaper, reliable power
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Budget: Solar is govt’s new mantra for cheaper, reliable power

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government will set up solar plants on the rooftops of all government buildings in 2024-25 to give a targetted push towards green energy, finance minister Atishi said during the Delhi Budget address on Monday, adding that a target of generating 4500 MW or around 25% of Delhi’s total power supply through solar energy by 2027 has been set. …

Coal power generation up 10.13% during April to December 2023
11 months ago

Coal power generation up 10.13% during April to December 2023

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The country’s coal-fired power generation showed significant growth of nearly 10.13% from April to December 2023 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. As per the coal ministry, the domestic coal-based power generation from April to December 2023 rose by 7.14% to 872 billion units, up from 813.9 BU generated in the corresponding period last year. …

Why Centre may review policy mandating gencos to blend 6% imported coal
1 year ago

Why Centre may review policy mandating gencos to blend 6% imported coal

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The power ministry is set to review its policy of mandating power generation companies to blend 6% imported coal amid a steady rise in power demand and shortage of domestic coal. Following a demand surge and a resultant crisis in September-October 2022, the government directed all power generation companies to blend 6% imported coal, a temporary measure extended …

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 …

Coal isn’t easy to exclude from sustainable development | Explained
1 year, 1 month ago

Coal isn’t easy to exclude from sustainable development | Explained

The Hindu  

The world is highly dependent on fossil fuels, which produce 80% of the total energy supplied. According to Central Electricity Authority projections for FY 2031-2032, India’s national grid can absorb 924 TWh of electricity from various renewable energy sources by progressively adding 47 GW of battery storage capacity and 27 GW of pumped storage projects by FY 32. To balance …

India had 12 of 15 most polluted cities in Central and South Asia in 2022: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

India had 12 of 15 most polluted cities in Central and South Asia in 2022: Report

The Hindu  

Twelve of the 15 most polluted cities in Central and South Asia in 2022 were in India with Bhiwadi being the most polluted city in the country, according to a new report. Last year, 12 of the 15 most polluted cities in the Central and South Asia were in India with Bhiwadi being the most polluted city in the country …

India expects utilities' annual coal demand to surge about 8% after renewables shortfall
1 year, 11 months ago

India expects utilities' annual coal demand to surge about 8% after renewables shortfall

The Hindu  

India expects its power plants to burn about 8% more coal in the fiscal year ending March 2024, according to a senior government official and a Power Ministry presentation, after the country missed its 2022 renewable-energy goal by more than 30%. India expects utilities' coal demand to reach 821 million tonnes in 2023-24, according to the presentation. India is expected …

India asks utilities to import 6% of their coal for nine months
1 year, 11 months ago

India asks utilities to import 6% of their coal for nine months

Live Mint  

India's power ministry has asked utilities to import 6% of their coal requirement until September, according to a letter seen by Reuters, warning that domestic supplies could be curtailed if import targets are not met. Estimated domestic coal supply of 392 million tonnes during the six months to the end of September is expected to fall short of demand by …

Alert! No more coal in Delhi-NCR as authorities can shut businesses without providing any show-cause notice
1 year, 11 months ago

Alert! No more coal in Delhi-NCR as authorities can shut businesses without providing any show-cause notice

India TV News  

Delhi coal ban: A stringent ban on the use of coal and other unapproved fuels in industries and commercial establishments came into force in Delhi-NCR on Sunday, with officials saying defaulting units will be closed down without any warning. However, the use of low-sulphur coal in thermal power plants is allowed, the central government's Commission for Air Quality Management said. …

New Year, New Fuel: Comply with Coal Ban from Jan Or Face Closure, CAQM Tells Industries in Delhi-NCR
1 year, 11 months ago

New Year, New Fuel: Comply with Coal Ban from Jan Or Face Closure, CAQM Tells Industries in Delhi-NCR

News 18  

The national capital region is all set to completely ban the use of coal as a fuel starting January 2023. Any industrial units violating the ban could face immediate closures, warned the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas on Wednesday. “Use of unapproved fuels will straight away lead to closure along with imposition of heavy Environmental …

Delhi gas chamber: Farm fires contribute a whopping 38% to NCR, highest this season
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi gas chamber: Farm fires contribute a whopping 38% to NCR, highest this season

India TV News  

Delhi air pollution: Firm fires are contributing nearly 38%, which is the highest, in choking Delhi-NCR region. Gufran Beig, founder project director, SAFAR, a forecasting agency under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, said, "The share of stubble burning in Delhi's pollution has increased to around 38 per cent which is quite significant." Delhi's air quality slipped back into the "severe" …

Supply constraints dented coal-biomass mixing, says Union Power Minister
2 years, 2 months ago

Supply constraints dented coal-biomass mixing, says Union Power Minister

The Hindu  

India’s thermal power plant operators were unable to comply with norms that required them to mix coal with a certain proportion of biomass because of inadequate supply chains, said Union Power Minister R.K. Singh on Thursday. The end product is called ‘bio-coal.’ As The Hindu had reported, in 2020-21, only eight power plants had co-fired biomass pellets, and this number …

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 …

Decarbonising Odisha’s Largest Coalfield Reserve In Angul Is A Herculean Task
2 years, 3 months ago

Decarbonising Odisha’s Largest Coalfield Reserve In Angul Is A Herculean Task

The Quint  

A New Delhi-based think tank– iForest recently conducted a survey on the just transition challenge in Angul. ‘Just Transition’ refers to energy transition in any area from fossil fuel-based energy like coal to clean energy, by ensuring justice to the communities involved in livelihoods that produce polluting sources of energy. The study that followed the survey stated that the coal …

India’s Energy-Environment Catch-22
2 years, 4 months ago

India’s Energy-Environment Catch-22

The Diplomat  

Rani, a domestic worker in New Delhi, travels 10-15 kilometers every day from her cramped urban slum in Goyla Dairy, Najafgarh, to high rise buildings in Dwarka. While India plans to reach carbon neutral status by 2070, extreme weather events like the recent heatwaves keep pushing India’s energy sector to depend on traditional coal in the absence of enough renewable …

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 …

Data | Coal demand-supply mismatch, rising prices and mounting debts plague thermal power generators
2 years, 5 months ago

Data | Coal demand-supply mismatch, rising prices and mounting debts plague thermal power generators

The Hindu  

On June 10, India’s power demand touched a record high of 211 GW even as the coal shortage continued with coal stocks available only for eight days. As chart 2 shows, the coal imported by power plants declined to 27 MT in FY22 from 66.06 MT in FY17. Perennial bottlenecks The use of imported coal will also push up the …

Air Quality Panel Bans Use Of Coal In Delhi-NCR From 2023
2 years, 6 months ago

Air Quality Panel Bans Use Of Coal In Delhi-NCR From 2023

ABP News  

New Delhi: In the wake of deteriorating air quality in the Delhi-NCR region, the Commission for Air Quality Management has issued directions for the use of coal in industrial, domestic and other miscellaneous applications from January 1, 2023. In its report, the expert group also strongly recommended the elimination of heavily polluting fossil fuels such as coal and mandating clean …

India to face wider coal shortages, worsening power outage risks
2 years, 6 months ago

India to face wider coal shortages, worsening power outage risks

The Hindu  

India is expected to face a wider coal shortage during the quarter ending September over expectations of higher power demand, an internal Power Ministry presentation seen by Reuters showed, worsening risks of widespread power outages. The energy-hungry nation expects local coal supply to fall 42.5 million tonnes short of demand in the September quarter, 15% higher than previously projected, due …

Delhi's peak power demand rises to highest ever in May amid heatwave
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi's peak power demand rises to highest ever in May amid heatwave

India Today  

After an increase of nearly 2.8% in just 24 hours, Delhi broke the record of its highest power demand that was set the previous day. This is the 8th time in 10 days of May that the city’s peak power demand has crossed 6000 MW. Just yesterday, Delhi had set a record peak power demand of 6572 MW in the …

Left with just one day’s coal supply: Delhi Power Minister
2 years, 7 months ago

Left with just one day’s coal supply: Delhi Power Minister

The Hindu  

As heatwave continued to grip the Capital, with the maximum temperature settling five degrees above the normal at 43.5 degrees Celsius, Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain appealed to the Centre to ensure a continuous supply of coal. He asked if there were just one or two days of coal stocks left in power plants supplying electricity to Delhi, then why …

Power plants Delhi sources electricity from getting regular coal supply: NTPC
2 years, 7 months ago

Power plants Delhi sources electricity from getting regular coal supply: NTPC

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The NTPC Limited on Friday said Dadri-II and Unchahar power plants are running at full capacity and receiving regular supplies a day after the Delhi government claimed that they had coal stocks for only up to two days. Present stock is 140000 MT and 95000 MT respectively and import coal supplies are also in pipeline.” The Delhi government …

Coal shortage may lead to power outages in Delhi metro and hospitals, warns minister Satyendar Jain
2 years, 7 months ago

Coal shortage may lead to power outages in Delhi metro and hospitals, warns minister Satyendar Jain

Firstpost  

The Delhi power minister has written to the Centre requesting it to ensure adequate coal availability to power plants that supply electricity to the Capital New Delhi: A deepening crisis in coal shortage continues to add to the woes of the national capital. Power Minister Satyendar Jain held an emergency meeting to assess the situation and wrote to the Centre …

Power supply: 'Thermal power plants hold about 22 million tonnes coal', informs Pralhad Joshi
2 years, 7 months ago

Power supply: 'Thermal power plants hold about 22 million tonnes coal', informs Pralhad Joshi

India TV News  

Highlights Pralhad Joshi said that India's thermal plants hold about 22 mn ton of coal enough for 10 days The replenishment will be done continuously, Joshi informed He referred to thermal plants not working to their capacity due to surge in prices of imported coal Power supply : Amid reports of thermal power plants witnessing a dip in their coal …

Power Supply to Metro Trains, Hospitals Could Be Interrupted Due to Coal Shortage: Delhi Govt
2 years, 7 months ago

Power Supply to Metro Trains, Hospitals Could Be Interrupted Due to Coal Shortage: Delhi Govt

News 18  

Amid a deepening crisis in coal shortage, the Delhi government on Thursday warned of a possible setback in providing uninterrupted electricity supply to important establishments in the capital, including Metro trains and hospitals. Power Minister Satyendar Jain held an emergency meeting to assess the situation and wrote to the Centre requesting it to ensure adequate coal availability to power plants …

Coal crisis may hit 24-hour power supply, metro, hospital services in Delhi, says power minister
2 years, 7 months ago

Coal crisis may hit 24-hour power supply, metro, hospital services in Delhi, says power minister

India TV News  

Highlights Power plants in Delhi may face coal shortage in the coming days, says Power Minister Satyendar Jain Satyendar Jain said that the coal shortage may impact 24-hour power supply in Delhi The disruption may even hit metro train, hospital services Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain has expressed concern over a possible coal shortage in the national capital that may …

Current power crisis due to sharp fall in generation, not due to non-availability of domestic coal
2 years, 7 months ago

Current power crisis due to sharp fall in generation, not due to non-availability of domestic coal

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The current power crisis is mainly on account of sharp decline in electricity generation from different fuel sources and not due to non-availability of domestic coal, a top official said on Sunday. In an interview to PTI, Coal Secretary A K Jain attributed the low coal stocks at power plants to several factors such as heightened power demand …

Explained | How quickly can India move away from coal?
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained | How quickly can India move away from coal?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On Friday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Decline in coal stocks and the resulting power outages in several States have spurred queries of renewable energy’s potential to fill in for the conventional resource. The India Energy Outlook 2021 report of the International Energy Agency said energy use in India has doubled since 2000, with 80% of …

Explained: Why India faces ‘annual’ coal shortage? How does it affect power supply?
2 years, 8 months ago

Explained: Why India faces ‘annual’ coal shortage? How does it affect power supply?

The Hindu  

As per the latest data, coal stocks at more than 100 thermal power plants in India have fallen below 25% of the required stock. In more than 50 thermal plants, the stock has fallen below the 10% mark, leading to States seeking additional coal supplies from India’s sole coal producer Coal India Ltd. 70% of India’s power demand is met …

For India to Become Coal-free, Start with More Foreign Capital Flow to Green Sectors
3 years, 1 month ago

For India to Become Coal-free, Start with More Foreign Capital Flow to Green Sectors

News 18  

Progress, as the world has designed and defined it, requires material production which, in turn, requires energy. Those cities, the researchers wrote, “located 49 km from the nearest coalfield grew 21.1 percent faster after 1750 than cities located 85 km further away.” It is no wonder then, that in March this year, International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol said it …

Over-reliance on coal in our power mix hurting India
3 years, 2 months ago

Over-reliance on coal in our power mix hurting India

Live Mint  

The current shortage of coal is raising the spectre of long power outages. At a broader level, the crisis also underscores India’s overwhelming dependence on coal to meet its energy needs, the significant push towards renewables notwithstanding. As of September 2021, thermal power— power generated from burning coal, gas and petroleum—comprised 60% of India’s installed capacity in power generation. In …

Explained | What is the extent of India’s coal crisis?
3 years, 2 months ago

Explained | What is the extent of India’s coal crisis?

The Hindu  

The story so far: India could be on the verge of a power crisis as the stock of coal held by the country’s thermal power plants has hit critically low levels. According to data released by the Central Electricity Authority, as of Wednesday, India’s 135 thermal power plants overall had on average coal stock that would last just four days. …

Power crisis: Coal supply to power plants up; FM says no shortage of anything. 5 points
3 years, 2 months ago

Power crisis: Coal supply to power plants up; FM says no shortage of anything. 5 points

Live Mint  

Coal shortage: The Centre has rejected reports of coal shortage in the county saying supply is being ramped up and there will be no problem in meeting the supply for power generation. Coal supply to power plants goes up to 2 million tonnes Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi today informed that cumulative coal supplies to thermal power plants from all …

‘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 …

Coal crisis: Tata Power warns Delhi customers that city may see intermittent rotational load shedding in coming days
3 years, 2 months ago

Coal crisis: Tata Power warns Delhi customers that city may see intermittent rotational load shedding in coming days

Firstpost  

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said he has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his intervention in making adequate arrangements of coal and gas to generation plants supplying electricity to the city Coal shortage across the country has led to reduced power generation and Delhi might go through intermittent rotational load shedding in coming days, power discom Tata Power Delhi …

Coal Crisis: Delhi May See Intermittent Rotational Load Shedding in Coming Days, Says TPDDL Chief
3 years, 2 months ago

Coal Crisis: Delhi May See Intermittent Rotational Load Shedding in Coming Days, Says TPDDL Chief

News 18  

Coal shortage across the country has led to reduced power generation and Delhi might go through intermittent rotational load shedding in coming days, power discom Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited CEO Ganesh Srinivasan said on Saturday. Coal-based power stations supplying electricity to Delhi discoms have coal stocks to meet generation requirements for one-two days against 20 days as per applicable …

Coal Crisis: Delhi may see intermittent rotational load shedding in coming days, says TPDDL chief
3 years, 2 months ago

Coal Crisis: Delhi may see intermittent rotational load shedding in coming days, says TPDDL chief

India Today  

Coal shortages across the country have led to reduced power generation and Delhi might go through intermittent rotational load shedding in coming days, power discom Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited CEO Ganesh Srinivasan said on Saturday. Coal-based power stations supplying electricity to Delhi discoms have coal stocks to meet generation requirements for one-two days against 20 days as per applicable …

Deaths in Delhi may double in 9 years due to coal pollution: Research
3 years, 2 months ago

Deaths in Delhi may double in 9 years due to coal pollution: Research

India Today  

According to a new study, the number of deaths due to coal pollution could almost double in the next nine years with almost 5,280 premature deaths expected by 2030. According to a report published in Times of India, Delhi recorded 330 premature deaths due to coal-related pollution in one year. Research shows 37 coal units around Delhi generating 6.6GW of …

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 …

Govt may close some dirty coal plants as green focus grows
4 years, 2 months ago

Govt may close some dirty coal plants as green focus grows

Live Mint  

India is considering a proposal that may force some of its dirtiest coal plants to close, as policy makers in one of the world’s top polluters increasingly focus on climate change. The plan under consideration by the power ministry would cap plants’ so-called heat rate, which is a measure of how much coal energy is needed to produce each unit …

Coal continues to be a key in India’s growth says, Coal India Limited
4 years, 3 months ago

Coal continues to be a key in India’s growth says, Coal India Limited

Live Mint  

Coal continues to be a key in India's growth story as solar power is not as economical as coal-fired electricity till affordable storage of power comes in a major way, CIL has said. It can be seen from a typical load curve in India that peak demand is post-5 pm and coal-based power caters to that load, Coal India Limited …

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