Lok Sabha Question No. 380 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Pollution by NTPC Power Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: PARVESH SAHIB SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.380 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## POLLUTION BY NTPC POWER PLANTS

## 380.   SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  has  been  a  study  conducted  by  the  Center  for  Science  and Environment which revealed that the NTPC power plants are currently functioning way below the prescribed standards and performing poorly across various pollution parameters;
- (b) if so, the details thereof as well as the Government's reaction thereto;
- (c) whether  the  NTPC  has  any  plans  to  shut  down  the  Badarpur  plant  which according to the study has been rated the most polluting and contributing a meagre amount to the power consumption of Delhi;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, and if not, the detailed reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of actual emissions by various power plants under NTPC along with the prescribed standards and parameters for each of them?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) & (b) : The  Centre  for  Science  and  Environment  (CSE)  report,  published  in 2015, presents an assessment of 47 power plants in the country, including only six power plants of NTPC.

In the report, the average score of coal and lignite based thermal power sector was 23%. Four of the projects of NTPC were rated above average while two of the projects were rated below average and NTPC has already improved the position by implementing  Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) upgradation.

(c) & (d) : Badarpur  Thermal  Power  Station  is  a  part  of  one  of  the  islanding schemes of Delhi, which was prepared after the Northern Region Grid failure in 2012. This Station can be closed if an alternative to this islanding scheme is ready. One of the key elements required is to make ready a 400 KV sub-station at Tughlakabad, for which  land  has  been  recently  provided  by  Delhi  Development  Authority.  It  is understood that the sub-station will be ready in about 20-24 months.

- (e): The  details  of  actual  emissions  by  the  various  power  plants  of  NTPC along with the prescribed standards and parameters is given at Annex.

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## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 380 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 17.11.2016.

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| Name of Project   | Unit No   | Present SPM Norms   | Present SPM Level   | REMARKS                                    |
|-------------------|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| BADARPUR TPS      | 4         | 50                  | 30                  |                                            |
| BADARPUR TPS      | 5         | 50                  | 35                  |                                            |
| BARH II           | 4         | 100                 | 42                  |                                            |
| BARH II           | 5         | 100                 | 40                  |                                            |
| BONGAIGAON TPP    | 1         | 50                  | 45                  |                                            |
| DADRI (NCTPP)     | 1         | 100                 | 88                  |                                            |
| DADRI (NCTPP)     | 2         | 100                 | 62                  |                                            |
| DADRI (NCTPP)     | 3         | 100                 | 89                  |                                            |
| DADRI (NCTPP)     | 4         | 100                 | 71                  |                                            |
| DADRI (NCTPP)     | 5         | 50                  | 32                  |                                            |
| DADRI (NCTPP)     | 6         | 50                  | 38                  |                                            |
| FARAKKA STPS      | 1         | 150                 | 128                 | ESP Renovation and                         |
| FARAKKA STPS      | 2         | 150                 | 139                 | Modernisation work in                      |
| FARAKKA STPS      | 3         | 150                 | 143                 | progress.                                  |
| FARAKKA STPS      | 4         | 150                 | 143                 | ESP Renovation & Modernisation being taken |
| FARAKKA STPS      | 5         | 150                 | 143                 | up.                                        |
| FARAKKA STPS      | 6         | 75                  | 72                  |                                            |
| KAHALGAON TPS     | 1         | 150                 | 137                 | ESP Renovation &                           |
| KAHALGAON TPS     | 2         | 150                 | 137                 | Modernisation being taken                  |
| KAHALGAON TPS     | 3         | 150                 | 137                 | up.                                        |
| KAHALGAON TPS     | 4         | 150                 | 137                 |                                            |
| KAHALGAON TPS     | 5         | 100                 | 48                  |                                            |
| KAHALGAON TPS     | 6         | 100                 | 45                  |                                            |
| KAHALGAON TPS     | 7         | 100                 | 42                  |                                            |
| KORBA STPS        | 2         | 50                  | 109                 |                                            |
| KORBA STPS        | 3         | 50                  | 110                 | ESP Renovation and Modernisation work in   |
| KORBA STPS        | 4         | 50                  | 118                 | progress.                                  |
| KORBA             | 5         |                     | 119                 |                                            |
| STPS              |           | 50                  |                     |                                            |
| KORBA STPS        | 6         | 50                  | 116                 |                                            |
| MAUDA TPS         | 1         | 100                 | 65                  |                                            |
| MAUDA TPS         | 2         | 100                 | 71                  |                                            |
| RAMAGUNDAM STPS   | 1         | 115                 | 86                  |                                            |
| RAMAGUNDAM STPS   | 2         | 115                 | 100                 |                                            |
| RAMAGUNDAM STPS   | 3         | 115                 | 89                  |                                            |
| RAMAGUNDAM STPS   | 4         | 115                 | 110                 |                                            |
| RAMAGUNDAM STPS   | 5         | 115                 | 110                 |                                            |
| RAMAGUNDAM STPS   | 6         | 115                 | 110                 |                                            |
| RAMAGUNDAM STPS   | 7         | 115                 | 87                  |                                            |
| RIHAND STPS       | 1         | 100                 | 40                  |                                            |
| RIHAND STPS       | 2         | 100                 | 45                  |                                            |
| RIHAND STPS       | 3         | 100                 | 86                  |                                            |
| RIHAND STPS       | 4         | 100                 | 88                  |                                            |
| RIHAND STPS       | 5         | 50                  | 43                  |                                            |
| RIHAND STPS       | 6         | 50                  | 45                  |                                            |
| SIMHADRI          | 1         | 115                 | 85                  |                                            |
| SIMHADRI          | 2         | 115                 | 82                  |                                            |
| SIMHADRI          | 3         | 100                 | 66                  |                                            |
| SIMHADRI          | 4         | 100                 | 57                  |                                            |
| SINGRAULI STPS    | 1         | 150                 | 130                 |                                            |
| SINGRAULI STPS    | 2         | 150                 | 129                 |                                            |
| SINGRAULI STPS    | 3         | 150                 | 139                 | ESP Renovation and Modernisation work in   |
| SINGRAULI STPS    | 5         | 150                 | 131                 | progress.                                  |
| SINGRAULI STPS    | 6         | 150                 | 136                 |                                            |
| SINGRAULI STPS    | 7         | 150                 | 138                 |                                            |

| Name of Project   |   Unit No |   Present SPM Norms |   Present SPM Level | REMARKS                                         |
|-------------------|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| SIPAT STPS        |         1 |                  50 |                  44 |                                                 |
| SIPAT STPS        |         2 |                  50 |                  42 |                                                 |
| SIPAT STPS        |         3 |                  50 |                  43 |                                                 |
| SIPAT STPS        |         4 |                  50 |                  45 |                                                 |
| SIPAT STPS        |         5 |                  50 |                  44 |                                                 |
| TALCHER (OLD) TPS |         1 |                 100 |                  91 |                                                 |
| TALCHER (OLD) TPS |         2 |                 100 |                  95 |                                                 |
| TALCHER (OLD) TPS |         3 |                 100 |                  92 |                                                 |
| TALCHER (OLD) TPS |         4 |                 100 |                  95 |                                                 |
| TALCHER (OLD) TPS |         5 |                 100 |                  94 | ESP Renovation and Modernisation work progress. |
| TALCHER (OLD) TPS |         6 |                 100 |                  95 | in                                              |
| TALCHER STPS      |         1 |                 100 |                  99 | ESP Renovation and Modernisation work in        |
| TALCHER STPS      |         2 |                 100 |                  97 | progress.                                       |
| TALCHER STPS      |         3 |                 100 |                  91 |                                                 |
| TALCHER STPS      |         4 |                 100 |                  89 |                                                 |
| TALCHER STPS      |         5 |                 100 |                  85 |                                                 |
| TALCHER STPS      |         6 |                 100 |                  91 |                                                 |
| TANDA TPS         |         1 |                 150 |                 121 |                                                 |
| TANDA TPS         |         2 |                 150 |                 128 |                                                 |
| TANDA TPS         |         3 |                 150 |                 135 |                                                 |
| TANDA TPS         |         4 |                 150 |                 135 |                                                 |
| UNCHAHAR TPS      |         1 |                 150 |                 149 |                                                 |
| UNCHAHAR TPS      |         2 |                 150 |                 149 |                                                 |
| UNCHAHAR TPS      |         3 |                 150 |                 131 |                                                 |
| UNCHAHAR TPS      |         4 |                 150 |                 125 |                                                 |
| UNCHAHAR TPS      |         5 |                 150 |                  61 |                                                 |
| VINDHYACHAL STPS  |         1 |                  75 |                 138 |                                                 |
| VINDHYACHAL STPS  |         2 |                  75 |                 140 |                                                 |
| VINDHYACHAL STPS  |         3 |                  75 |                 138 | ESP Renovation and                              |
| VINDHYACHAL STPS  |         4 |                  75 |                 138 | Modernisation work in                           |
| VINDHYACHAL STPS  |         5 |                  75 |                 137 | progress.                                       |
| VINDHYACHAL STPS  |         6 |                  75 |                 139 |                                                 |
| VINDHYACHAL STPS  |         7 |                  75 |                  88 |                                                 |
| VINDHYACHAL STPS  |         8 |                  75 |                  92 |                                                 |
| VINDHYACHAL STPS  |         9 |                  75 |                  70 |                                                 |
| VINDHYACHAL STPS  |        10 |                  75 |                  72 |                                                 |
| VINDHYACHAL STPS  |        11 |                  50 |                  47 |                                                 |
| VINDHYACHAL STPS  |        12 |                  50 |                  48 |                                                 |
| VINDHYACHAL STPS  |        13 |                  50 |                  49 |                                                 |

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