Lok Sabha Question No. 2819 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: New Emission Standards for Thermal Power Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2819 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.01.2018

## NEW EMISSION STANDARDS FOR THERMAL POWER PLANTS

2819.   SHRI KESINENI NANI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  had  notified  new  emission  standards  for thermal  power  plants  on  7th  December  2015  vide  its  notification  No.  S.O. 3305(e);

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the  number  of  power  plants  which  have  complied  with  the  new emission standards till now from the date of application;

(d) the  number  of  power  plants  which  have  not  complied  with  the  new emission standards and the reasons therefor; and

(e) the steps being taken by the  Union  Government  to  ensure  the compliance of the new emission norms by all the power plants?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) & (b) : MoEF&CC has notified new emission standards for thermal power plants vide notification No. S.O. 3305 (E) dated 07.12.2015  for Sulphur dioxide (SO2), Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) and particulate matter, which is as below:

| Emission Parameter   | TPPs (Units) installed before 31st December, 2003   | TPPs (Units) installed after 31st December 2003 and upto 31st December 2016   | TPPs (Units) to be commissioned after 01.01.2017   |
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Particulate Matter   | 100 mg/Nm3                                          | 50 mg/Nm3                                                                     | 30 mg/Nm3                                          |

………2.

| Sulphur Di- oxide (SO 2 )   | 600 mg/Nm3 for units less than 500 MW capacity 200 mg/Nm3 for units of 500 MW and above capacity   | 600 mg/Nm3 for units less than 500 MW capacity 200 mg/Nm3 for units of 500 MW and above capacity   | 100 mg/Nm3   |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx)    | 600 mg/Nm3                                                                                         | 300 mg/Nm3                                                                                         | 100 mg/Nm3   |
| Mercury (Hg)                | 0.03 mg/Nm3 for units having capacity of 500MW and above                                           | 0.03 mg/Nm3                                                                                        | 0.03 mg/Nm3  |

(c) to (e) : To ensure uninterrupted power supply position in the country, a phased implementation plan (to be implemented before 2022) for installation of Flue Gas De-Sulphurization (FGD) in plants for a capacity of 1,61,402 MW (414  Units)  and  upgradation  of  Electrostatic  Precipitator  in  plants  for  a capacity  of  64,525  MW  (222  units)  was  prepared  by  Central  Electricity Authority in consultation with the stakeholders and forwarded to MoEF&CC on 13.10.2017.  The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued directions to Thermal Power Plants to ensure compliance as per the plan submitted by Ministry of Power.

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