GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3591

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2017

POLLUTION RELATED PARAMETERS

3591. SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the pollution related parameters have been fixed for thermal power plants across the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the implementation of these parameters are likely to affect the current production of electricity in a negative way; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

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) : Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MOEF&CC) has notified new environmental norms on 7th December 2015 for thermal power plants (TPPs) for Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM), SO2 , NOx and Hg.The details of these norms are given below:-

(c) & (d) : The installation of environmental control systems is capital intensive and also involve additional O&M expenditure. Some existing old coal based plants may not be able to meet the new parameters for various reasons, such as, lack of required space for installing pollution control equipments and non-availability of suitable technology for Indian coal and may be required to be phased out over a period of time.