Lok Sabha Question No. 2059 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Pollution from Coal-based Power Plants
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2059

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2021

## Pollution from Coal-based Power Plants

2059:  SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE: SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to State:

- (a) the details of coal-based power plants given environmental clearance during the last five years;
- (b) the details  of  coal-based  power  plants  which  have  been  shut  down  during  the  last  five years due to environmental issues in the country;
- (c) whether a  number  of  old  polluting  coal-based  power  plants  are  still  operational  in  the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the  Government  has  identified  and  ordered  to  shutdown  such  polluting  plants and if so, the detail thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) The Ministry has granted total 26 Environmental Clearances (EC) under the provisions of the EIA Notification, 2006, as amended to the coal based power plants during the last five years. The list of EC granted during the said period is at Annexure-I .
- (b) As per information compiled by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), 126 coal based thermal power plant units have been shut down during March 2016 to June 2021 due to various reasons viz. techno-economic and commercial considerations including compliance of emission norms. The list of these coal based thermal power plant units including dates of retirement are enclosed at Annexure-II .
- (c)  &  (d)The CEA in November, 2019 has identified 81coal based old and inefficient thermal power plant units for tentative retirement after examining on case to case basis. Out of these 81 units, 34 units have been retired up to June, 2021. MoEF&CC vide notification G.S.R. 243 (E) dated 31.03.2021 has prescribed specific time-line with conditions for compliance of emission norms. The notification also provides for retirement/shut down of units which are non-compliant of  emission  norms,  along  with  levy  of  environmental  compensation  in  case  of  delay  in compliance of emission norms.

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## Annexure-I referred in reply to part (a) of the LS US Q No. 2059 asked by ShrimatiRaksha Nikhil Khadse, Shri Manoj Kotak, Hon'ble MP

List  of  coal-based  power  plants  given  Environmental  Clearance  (EC)  during  the  last  five years

|   S. No. | Details of Projects                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Date of Issue of EC   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Environment Clearance for 2x800 MWUppur Supercritical Thermal Power Plant and CRZ clearance for the foreshore facilities (cooling water intake and outfall structures) at Villages Uppur, Valamavoor&Thiruppalaikudi, Tehsil Tiruvadanai, District amanatahapuram, Tamil Nadu by M/s Tamil Nadu Generation &Distribution Corporation Ltd. (TANGEDCO).                                        | 18.05.16              |
|        2 | Expansion of Obra TPP by addition of 2x660 MW at Obra, Tehsil Robertsganj, District Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh by M/s Uttar Pradesh RajyaVidyutUtpadan Nigam Ltd. UPRVUNL)                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 21.06.16              |
|        3 | Addition of 6 MW Turbine to existing 2x18 MW Captive Power Plant (CPP) of Alathiyur Cement Plant at Village Alathiyur, Taluk Sendurai, District Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu by M/s. The Ramco Cements Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                          | 04.07.16              |
|        4 | 2x660 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Project near village Malwan, District Etah, Uttar Pradesh by M/s JawaharpurVidyutUtpadan Nigam Ltd (JVUNL)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 26.10.16              |
|        5 | 2x660 MW Coal Based Super Critical Buxar Thermal Power Project (BTPP) at near Village Chausa, District Buxar, Bihar by M/s SJVN Thermal Put. Ltd                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 28.02.17              |
|        6 | Manuguru thermal power project (4x270 mw) at Manuguru Mandal, Khammam district, Telangana statex270 MW (1080 MW) Coal based Bhadradri Thermal Power Station (BTPS) at Villages Ramanujavaram, Eddulabayyaram&Seetharampuram, MandalsManuguru&Pinapaka, District BhadradriKhothagudem (Erstwhile Khammam dist.), Telangana by M/s Telangana State Power Generation Corporation (TSGENCO) Ltd. | 15.03.17              |
|        7 | 2x660 Coal based Khurja Super Thermal Power Project at Villages DushharaKherli, Jahanpur, Naiphal and Rukanpur in Khurja Taluk, BulandshaharDistt. Uttar Pradesh by M/s THDC India Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 30.03.17              |
|        8 | 5x800 MW Super Critical Coal based Yadadri Thermal Power Station at Veerlapalem Village, Dameracheral Mandal, Nalgonda District, Telangana State by M/s Telangana State Power Generation Corporation (TSGENCO) Ltd. - reg. Environmental Clearance.                                                                                                                                          | 29.06.17              |
|        9 | 1x660 MW Coal Based Supercritical Panki Extension Power Project at Panki, Distt. Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh by M/s Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 29.06.17              |

|    | RajyaVidyutUtpadan Nigam Limited.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |          |
|----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| 10 | Sub: 3x800 MW(Phase-I) Patratu Super Thermal Power Project at Patratu, District Ramgarh, Jharkhand by M/s PatratuVidyutUtpadan Nigam Ltd. (PVUNL)                                                                                                                 | 07.07.17 |
| 11 | Expansion by addition of 2x800 MW(Phase-II) Imported Coal based Super Critical Thermal Power Project at Village Yelluru, Taluk Udupi, Distt. Udupi in Karnataka by M/s Udupi Power Corporation Limited (UPCL)                                                     | 01.08.17 |
| 12 | 2x800 MW Imported coal based Godda Thermal Power Project at Village Motia, Patwa, Gangta and Nayabad of Godda Block and Sondiha, Petbi, Gayghat, Ranganiya and Mali villages of Poraiyahaat Block, Distt. Godda, Jharkhand by M/s Adani Power (Jharkhand) Limited | 31.08.17 |
| 13 | Proposed 200 MW(1x135 MWand 1x65 MW) Coal based Thermal Power Project at Pedaveedu Village, Mattampalli Mandal, Nalgonda District, Telangana State by the M/s M.G Power Projects Limited                                                                          | 24.04.18 |
| 14 | Proposed expansion of 2x660 MW Super Critical Lignite based Thermal Power Project at VillgesMudanai, Kunakurichi, Uthangal, Tehsil Vridhachalam, District Cuddalore, Tamilnadu by M/s NLC India Ltd.                                                              | 29.10.18 |
| 15 | 2x660 MW(Stage-III, Expansion) Coal based Ultra Super Critical Talcher Thermal Power Project, Near Talcher Town, Tehsil Talcher Sa dar, Angul District, Odisha by M/s NTPC Ltd                                                                                    | 12.09.18 |
| 16 | Modernization & Expansion in Power Plant from 125.3 MWto 141 MWat existing Shriram Nagar Industrial Area, Tehsil · Ladpura, District - Kota, Rajasthan by M/s DCMShriram Ltd.                                                                                     | 03.01.19 |
| 17 | 3x800 MWCoal based Super-Critical Thermal Power Project (Greenfield) at Village AnnupurnaKhamar, Taluk Kamakhyanagar, Dhenkenal District, Odisha by M/s. Odisha Thermal Power Corporation Ltd                                                                     | 10.12.19 |
| 18 | 1x660 MW Ennore Supercritical Thermal Power Project (Expansion), Village Ernavur, District Ennore, Tamil Nadu by M/s Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution orporation Ltd (TANGEDCO)                                                                             | 11.12.19 |
| 19 | Expansion from 2x600 MW to 2000 MW) at Pegadapalli Village, Jaipur Mandal, Mancherial District, Telangana by M/s Singareni Collieries Company Ltd                                                                                                                 | 18.12.19 |
| 20 | Expansion by addition of 2x660 MW Stage-V (Unit-7 & 8) Coal based Thermal Power Plant at Village Thukrana, in Suratgarh Tehsil, in Sri Ganganagar Dist., Rajasthan by M/s Rajasthan RajyaVidyutUtpadan Nigam Ltd. reg. amendment in EC                            | 14.01.20 |
| 21 | Expansion of cogeneration power plant from 6 MWto 18 MWat Sy. Nos. 250, 259, 260, 262, 471, 263 and 473, Village & Taluk Gokak, District Belagavi, Karnataka by M/s. Roquette India Private Limited. (erstwhile                                                   | 24.02.20 |

|    | M/s RoquetteRiddhi Siddhi Pvt. Ltd                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |          |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| 22 | Proposed 1x660 MW Coal based Supercritical Sagardighi Thermal Power Project (Expansion, Phase-III, Unit-5), Village Manigram, Chandpara, Kanchanpara, Harirampur, District Murshidabad, West Bengal by M/s The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd.- | 24.03.20 |
| 23 | 2x800 MW (Stage-III) Coal based Singrauli Super-crticial Thermal Power Project at Village Shaktinagar, Tehsil Dudhi, District Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh by M/S NTPC Limited.                                                                                    | 13.07.20 |
| 24 | 1x800 MW Coal Based Supercritical Thermal Power Plant and Decommissioning of 2x120 MW Units at Ukai Thermal Power Plant at Vill. Vagda, Tehsil -Fort Songadh, istrict-Tapi, Gujarat by M/s Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL)               | 13.10.20 |
| 25 | 3x800 MW NLC Talabira Thermal Power Project (NTTPP) at Kumbhari and Tareikela Villages in District Jharsuguda and Thelkoloi Village in District Sambalpur, Odisha by M/s NLC India Ltd.                                                                        | 02.02.21 |
| 26 | 14.5 MW Coal based Captive Co-generation Power Plant within the existing facility at Village Puthukkadu, Kokkarakondi, Pirivu, Puthupeerkadavu, Taluk Sathyamangalam, District Erode, Tamil Nadu by M/s Sri Andal Paper Mill Pvt. Ltd.                         | 15.02.21 |

Annexure-II referred in reply to part (b) of the LS US Q No. 2059 asked by ShrimatiRaksha Nikhil Khadse, Shri Manoj Kotak, Hon'ble MP

## List of Units Retired from 01.04.2016 to till date

|   Sl. No. | Name of Station/Plant   | State         |   No of Units | Unit No.   | Retired on   |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------|---------------|------------|--------------|
|         1 | NEWCOSSIPORETPS         | West Bengal   |             4 | 1,2,3,4    | 04.04.2016   |
|         2 | PANIPAT TPS             | Haryana       |             4 | 1,2,3,4    | 12.04.2016   |
|         3 | Koradi TPS              | Maharashtra   |             4 | 1,2,3,4    | 02.08.2016   |
|         4 | CHANDRAPUR(MAH) STPS    | Maharashtra   |             2 | 1,2        | 21.10.2016   |
|         5 | PARLI TPS               | Maharashtra   |             1 | 3          | 21.10.2016   |
|         6 | DURGAPUR TPS            | West Bengal   |             1 | 3          | 21.10.2016   |
|         7 | PATRATU TPS             | Jharkhand     |             5 | 1,2,3,5,8  | 21.12.2016   |
|         8 | SANTALDIH TPS           | West Bengal   |             4 | 1,2,3,4    | 21.12.2016   |
|         9 | GANDHI NAGAR TPS        | Gujarat       |             2 | 1,2        | 12.01.2017   |
|        10 | ENNORE TPS              | Tamil Nadu    |             1 | 5          | 12.01.2017   |
|        11 | CHANDRAPURA(DVC) TPS    | Jharkhand     |             1 | 1          | 17.01.2017   |
|        12 | TROMBAY TPS             | Maharashtra   |             1 | 4          | 08.02.2017   |
|        13 | DPL TPS                 | West Bengal   |             3 | 3,4,5      | 20.02.2017   |
|        14 | ENNORE TPS              | Tamil Nadu    |             4 | 1,2,3,4    | 31.03.2017   |
|        15 | KORADI TPS              | Maharashtra   |             1 | 5          | 24.04.2017   |
|        16 | CHANDRAPUR(ASSAM)       | Assam         |             2 | 1,2        | 18.08.2017   |
|        17 | UKAI TPS                | Gujarat       |             2 | 1,2        | 18.08.2017   |
|        18 | SIKKA REP. TPS          | Gujarat       |             2 | 1,2        | 18.08.2017   |
|        19 | HARDUAGANJ TPS          | Uttar Pradesh |             1 | 5          | 18.08.2017   |
|        20 | OBRA TPS                | Uttar Pradesh |             2 | 1,2        | 18.08.2017   |
|        21 | BHUSAWAL TPS            | Maharashtra   |             1 | 2          | 31.08.2017   |
|        22 | CHINAKURI TPS           | West Bengal   |             3 | 1,2,3      | 31.08.2017   |
|        23 | DISHERGARH TPS          | West Bengal   |             4 | 1,3,4,5    | 31.08.2017   |
|        24 | SEEBPORE TPS            | West Bengal   |             4 | 1,2,3,4    | 31.08.2017   |
|        25 | CHANDRAPURA(DVC) TPS    | Jharkhand     |             1 | 2          | 04.09.2017   |
|        26 | BOKARO `B` TPS          | Jharkhand     |             2 | 1,2        | 04.09.2017   |
|        27 | PATRATU TPS             | Jharkhand     |             5 | 4,6,7,9&10 | 23.11.2017   |
|        28 | PANKI TPS               | Uttar Pradesh |             2 | 3,4        | 16.03.2018   |
|        29 | OBRA TPS                | Uttar Pradesh |             1 | 8          | 03.04.2018   |
|        30 | BANDEL TPS              | West Bengal   |             2 | 3,4        | 20.04.2018   |
|        31 | BHATINDA TPS            | Punjab        |             4 | 1,2,3,4    | 31.08.2018   |
|        32 | ROPAR TPS               | Punjab        |             2 | 1,2        | 31.08.2018   |
|        33 | BADARPUR TPS            | Delhi         |             5 | 1,2,3,4,5  | 30.10.2018   |
|        34 | NEYVELI TPS-I           | Tamil Nadu    |             1 | 7          | 06.02.2019   |
|        35 | KOTHAGUDEM TPS          | Telangana     |             3 | 3,6,8      | 19.03.2019   |

| 36   | KORBA-II              | Chhattisgarh   |   4 | 1,2,3,4     | 13.08.2019   |
|------|-----------------------|----------------|-----|-------------|--------------|
| 37   | TROMBAY TPS           | Maharashtra    |   1 | 6           | 12.09.2019   |
| 38   | SABARMATI (C STATION) | Gujarat        |   2 | 15,16       | 13.09.2019   |
| 39   | RAJGHAT TPS           | Delhi          |   2 | 1,2         | 23.09.2019   |
| 40   | PARLI TPS             | Maharashtra    |   2 | 4,5         | 23.01.2020   |
| 41   | D.P.L. TPS            | West Bengal    |   1 | 6           | 28.01.2020   |
| 42   | KOTHAGUDEM TPS        | Telangana      |   1 | 2           | 03.03.2020   |
| 43   | CHANDRAPURA(DVC) TPS  | Jharkhand      |   1 | 3           | 19.03.2020   |
| 44   | KOTHAGUDEM TPS        | Telangana      |   1 | 5           | 30.03.2020   |
| 45   | KOTHAGUDEM TPS        | Telangana      |   3 | 1,4,7       | 31.03.2020   |
| 46   | NEYVELI TPS-I         | Tamil Nadu     |   2 | 1,9         | 31.03.2020   |
| 47   | PANIPAT TPS           | Haryana        |   1 | 5           | 31.03.2020   |
| 48   | NEYVELI TPS-I         | Tamil Nadu     |   3 | 2,4,8       | 08.07.2020   |
| 49   | NEYVELI TPS-I         | Tamil Nadu     |   1 | 3           | 30.07.2020   |
| 50   | NEYVELI TPS-I         | Tamil Nadu     |   1 | 5           | 28.09.2020   |
| 51   | NEYVELI TPS-I         | Tamil Nadu     |   1 | 6           | 30.09.2020   |
| 52   | KORBA-III             | Chhattisgarh   |   2 | 1,2         | 01.01.2021   |
| 53   | KUTCH LIG. TPS        | Gujarat        |   2 | 1,2         | 22.01.2021   |
| 54   | BOKARO `B` TPS        | Jharkhand      |   1 | 3           | 01.04.2021   |
| 55   | TALCHER (OLD) TPS     | Odisha         |   6 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | 01.04.2021   |
| 56   | AMARKANTAKTPS         | Madhya Pradesh |   1 | 3           | 04.03.2016   |
|      | Total                 |                | 126 |             |              |