Lok Sabha Question No. 1248 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Installation of Flue Gas Desulphurization in TPPs
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Jagannath Sarkar, Gaurav Gogoi, V. Kalanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1248

## ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## INSTALLATION OF FLUE GAS DESULPHURIZATION IN TPPs

1248. SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR: DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY: SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  circulated  compliance  requirements for installing Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) in all Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) within the existing deadline;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along  with the steps  taken  by  the Government  to  ensure  compliance  by  TPPs  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has information on the number of TPPs that have installed and operationalized FGDs in their facility;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has provision of extending financial support or incentives to encourage the installation of FGD systems in the TPPs; and
- (f)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) :   All  Thermal  Power  Plants  are  required  to  comply  with  the emission  norms  as  notified  by  the  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC)  and  directions  given  by  Central  Pollution Control  Board  (CPCB)  from  time  to  time.    For  compliance  to  Sulphur dioxide  (SO2)  emission  norms,  Thermal  Power  Plants  are  installing  Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) equipment. MoEF&CC vide notification dated

05.09.2022 has specified following timelines for SO2 compliance for nonretiring Thermal Power Plants for compliance to emission norms:

|   Sl. No. | Category   | Location/Area                                                                                                               | Timelines for compliance   |
|-----------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|         1 | Category A | Within 10 km radius of National Capital Region (NCR) or cities having million plus population (as per 2011 census of India) | Upto 31 st December 2024   |
|         2 | Category B | Within 10 km radius of Critically Polluted Areas or Non- attainment cities (as defined by CPCB)                             | Upto 31 st December 2025   |
|         3 | Category C | Other than those included in category A and B                                                                               | Upto 31 st December 2026   |

For  non-compliance  beyond  the  specified  timelines,  MoEF&CC  has prescribed following environment compensation on the non-retiring thermal power plants:

| Non-Compliant operation beyond the Timeline   |   Environmental Compensation (Rs. per unit electricity generated) |
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 0-180 days                                    |                                                               0.2 |
| 181-365 days                                  |                                                               0.3 |
| 366 days and beyond                           |                                                               0.4 |

- (c) & (d) :   At present, 22 units having a total capacity of 9280 MW have installed  and  operationalized  FGDs  in  their  facility.  State  wise  list  is annexed.
- (e) & (f): The  additional  cost  implication  due  to  installation  of  FGD  by Thermal Power Plants is to be considered for pass through in tariff by the appropriate Regulatory Commission.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1248 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27.07.2023

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## Units with FGD installed

| Sl. No          | State           | Sector        | Organisation   | Name of Project             | Unit No   |   Total Capacity (MW) |
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------------------|
| 1 Haryana       | Private         | Jhajjar Power | MAHATMA        | GANDHI TPS 1                |           |                   660 |
| 2               | Haryana         | Private       | Jhajjar Power  | MAHATMA GANDHI TPS          | 2         |                   660 |
| 3 Uttar         | Pradesh         | Central       | NTPC           | DADRI (NCTPP)               | 1         |                   210 |
| 4 Uttar         | Pradesh         | Central       | NTPC           | DADRI (NCTPP)               | 2         |                   210 |
| 5 Uttar         | Pradesh Central |               | NTPC DADRI     | (NCTPP) 3                   |           |                   210 |
| 6 Uttar         | Pradesh         | Central       | NTPC           | DADRI (NCTPP)               | 4         |                   210 |
| 7 Uttar Pradesh |                 | Central       | NTPC DADRI     | (NCTPP)                     | 5         |                   490 |
| 8 Uttar         | Pradesh         | Central       | NTPC           | UNCHAHAR TPS                | 6         |                   500 |
| 9 Tamil         | Nadu            | Private       | ITPCL          | ITPCL TPP                   | 1         |                   600 |
| 10              | Tamil Nadu      | Private       | ITPCL          | ITPCL TPP                   | 2         |                   600 |
| 11              | Gujarat         | Private       | APL MUNDRA     | TPS                         | 7         |                   660 |
| 12              | Gujarat         | Private       | APL            | MUNDRA TPS                  | 8         |                   660 |
| 13              | Gujarat         | Private       | APL            | MUNDRA TPS                  | 9         |                   660 |
| 14              | Madhya Pradesh  | Central       | NTPC           | VINDHYACHAL STPS            | 13        |                   500 |
| 15              | Maharashtra     | Private       | JSW            | JSW RATNAGIRI TPP           | 1         |                   300 |
| 16              | Maharashtra     | Private       | JSW JSW        | RATNAGIRI TPP 2             |           |                   300 |
| 17              | Maharashtra     | Private       | JSW JSW        | 3                           |           |                   300 |
| 18              | Maharashtra     | Private       | JSW JSW        | RATNAGIRI TPP RATNAGIRI TPP | 4         |                   300 |
| 19              | Maharashtra     | Private       | APL DAHANU     | TPS                         | 1         |                   250 |
| 20              | Maharashtra     | Private       | APL DAHANU     | TPS                         | 2         |                   250 |
| 21              | Maharashtra     | Private       | TATA PCL       | TROMBAY TPS                 | 5         |                   500 |
| 22              | Maharashtra     | Private       | TATA PCL       | TROMBAY TPS                 | 8         |                   250 |
| Total           | Total           | Total         | Total          | Total                       | 22        |                  9280 |

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