New Emission Norms

for Coal Based Thermal Power Plants

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests
22-December-2015 15:04 IST

Environment Ministry Notifies Stricter Standards for Coal Based Thermal Power
Plants to Minimise Pollution
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has notified the revised standards for
coal-based Thermal Power Plants in the country, with the primary aim of minimising
pollution. These standards are proposed to be implemented in a phased manner. Thermal
power plants are categorised into 3 categories, namely those:- (i) Installed before 31st
December, 2003 (ii) Installed after 2003 upto 31st December, 2016 and (iii) Installed after
31st December, 2016.
The new standards are aimed at reducing emission of PM10(0.98 kg/MWh), sulphur
dioxide(7.3 Kg/MWh) and Oxide of nitrogen (4.8 kg/MWh), which will in turn help in
bringing about an improvement in the Ambient Air Quality (AAQ) in and around thermal
power plants. The technology employed for the control of the proposed limit of Sulfur
Dioxide - SO2 & Nitrogen Oxide - NOx will also help in control of mercury emission (at
about 70-90%) as a co-benefit. Limiting the use of water in thermal power plant will lead to
water conservation (about 1.5 M3/MWh) as thermal power plant is a water-intensive industry.
This will also lead to a reduction in energy requirement for drawl of water.
The standards have been made stringent for recent plants, compared to earlier ones and most
stringent for those plants to be set up in future. These standards are based on the
recommendation of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) after consultations with
stakeholders. The Ministry had extensive consultations with stakeholders and also placed
these standards on its website for seeking views/comments from the general public. After
detailed discussions in the Expert Committee in the Ministry, these standards were notified in
the Gazette of India on 7th December 2015.

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