Lok Sabha Question No. 1665 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Power Plants Equipped with Pollution Control Systems
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1665 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2019

## POWER PLANTS EQUIPPED WITH POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEMS

1665. MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the thermal power stations are major contributors of pollution in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether  several  such  stations  under  the  Union  and  State  Governments  are unable to arrange pollution control equipment due to lack of funds;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) the  total  number  of  thermal  power  stations  that  are  equipped  with  proper pollution  control  systems  along  with  the  details  of  those  which  are  yet  to  be equipped with the said systems, State/ UT-wise; and

- (e) the estimated expenditure to upgrade them?

## A N S W E R

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  POWER,  NEW  &  RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

( SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (d) : Stringent  emission  control  norms  have  been  laid  down  for  Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) and only such TPPs which meet these norms are permitted to operate.  All  the  thermal  power  plants  as  on  date  are  equipped  with  appropriate pollution control technology in order to meet these norms.

A revised set of emission control norms were promulgated by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEF&CC) in December 2015. A phasing plan has been laid down with the approval of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Honb'le Supreme Court for the installation of the additional equipment in order to meet  the  revised  emission  norms.  The  Central  Electricity Authority (CEA)  is monitoring  the  implementation  of  the  phasing  plan  for  the  installation  of  the additional equipment in the thermal power plants. The State-wise detail (no. of units) where installation of FGD is planned is given at Annexure.

……..2.

The  financing  for  the  installation  of  the  additional  pollution  control equipment  for  the  thermal  power  plants  is  made  available  by  the  Power  Finance Corporation  (PFC),  Rural  Electrification  Corporation  Ltd.  (REC)  and  the  commercial Banks.

(e) : CEA  has  informed  that  the  estimated  expenditure  for  upgradation/ installation  of  the  pollution  control  equipments  to  implement  the  Environmental Norms are as under:

Cost)

| Equipment                                                     | Estimated Capital Cost (Hard Cost) Rs. Crores per MW   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD)                               | 0.27-0.45                                              |
| Electro-Static Precipitator(ESP) upgradation                  | 0.13                                                   |
| Combustion optimization/ modification measures to control NOx | 0.013                                                  |

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION

NO. 1665 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 28.11.2019. ***************

State-wise details (no. of units) where installation of FGD is planned

| State          |   Capacity (MW) |   No. of units |
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |            9430 |             19 |
| Bihar          |            5270 |             17 |
| Chhattisgarh   |           20430 |             46 |
| Gujarat        |           12127 |             35 |
| Haryana        |            5330 |             12 |
| Jharkhand      |            4250 |             13 |
| Karnataka      |            9220 |             20 |
| Madhya Pradesh |           15190 |             34 |
| Maharashtra    |           19790 |             54 |
| Odisha         |            7080 |             21 |
| Punjab         |            5680 |             15 |
| Rajasthan      |            6280 |             18 |
| Tamil Nadu     |            7670 |             22 |
| Telangana      |            5400 |             12 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |           20880 |             60 |
| West Bengal    |           12445 |             42 |
| Grand Total    |          166472 |            440 |

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