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Higher thermal power output will continue to meet the increasing electricity demand in the country, India Ratings said today in a report. According to the study, the increase in power demand has been met through higher electricity generation (excluding from renewable sources), which increased 4.7 per cent year-on-year to 102.1 …
The US govt has urged the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court order on the Tata Mundra Power Plant in Gujarat funded by a financial wing of the World Bank The Trump administration has urged the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court order on the Tata Mundra Power …
Environment Ministry to implement emission standards of coal plants, one of the biggest contributors to air pollution, without further delay. The doctors from Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Coimbatore and Bangalore wrote a letter to Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan, asking him to implement the emission norms proposed by the ministry as …
In the next couple of years, state-owned thermal power generator NTPC will shut plants with an installed capacity of 2,200 megawatt (mw) or 2.2 gigawatt (gw), including Delhi’s Badarpur Power Plant that has been labelled as “polluting” and is one of the reasons for poor air quality in National Capital …
China’s southeastern province of Guangdong has issued draft guidelines that call for a ban on new industrial capacity for a range of businesses in the Pearl River Delta region, to limit air pollution. The Delta, a manufacturing hub on the edge of the South China Sea that includes Guangdong’s main …
Asserting that the stressed thermal power assets are a cause of concern for the country, the government today decided to set up a high-level empowered panel under Cabinet Secretary to resolve the issues and revive such assets. The panel will also have representatives from the ministries of railways, finance, power, …
Authorities in Vietnam are taking major steps to improve the air quality in one of the most polluted cities in Southeast Asia, including an ambitious plan to ban motorbikes by 2030. In 2016, Hanoi had the second worst air pollution in the region, only beaten by Saraburi, in Thailand's industrial …
NTECL Vallur, which is a joint venture of NTPC Ltd and Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB), is located on Chennai’s outskirts in neighbouring Tiruvallur district. CHENNAI: In what could be a serious violation of environmental laws, the 1,500 MW NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Company Limited (NTECL) Vallur thermal power plant …
The State reached 12.3 GW of total installed capacity as of March 2018 With 27% of its power generation coming from renewable energy, Karnataka has emerged the leading State for renewable energy in India this year, pipping Tamil Nadu. According to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/07/2018 regarding implementation of the December 2015 standards for thermal power plants which were to be implemented by December, 2017. Supreme Court directs Additional Solicitor General to convene a …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/07/2018. The prayer in this application is to allow the National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. to use alternate fuels such as Low Sulphur Heavy Stock (LSHS) along with Light …
Data shows that states aren't doing enough to comply with the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO), which envisages buying a certain proportion of power from renewable sources, mandated by the ministry The country’s ambitious plan to achieve 175 Gw in renewable energy installs by 2022, from 70.52 Gw (as on May …
China extended monthly air quality rankings to 169 cities from 74, including in the high-pollution region of Shanxi-Shaanxi in the country’s northwest, adding pressure on local authorities as it intensifies its campaign against air pollution. Cities in the Fenwei plains area of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan provinces, the Sichuan-Chongqing region …
Nippon Life Insurance Co [NPNLI.UL] will no longer extend loans for, or invest in, coal-fired power plants due to environmental concerns, an official at Japan’s biggest life insurer said, in the first such move by a major Japanese institutional investor. Japanese banks in recent months have tightened lending criteria for …
The most talked about issue that comes ahead of setting up any power plant in Jharkhand—compulsory power sharing agreement with the State—has gone for a major shift in the new energy policy draft brought out for consideration. Against the policy in place that binds any independent power projects (IPPs) setting …
New study into the cost and benefits of installing pollution control equipment in India’s thermal power plants has estimated the bill that the sector will be plastered with at ₹3.91-3.96 lakh crore till 2030. Equipment such as flue gas desulphuriser, catalytic reducer and electrostatic precipitators alone will account for ₹2.57 …
NEW DELHI: Delaying implementation of emission norms for thermal power plants could mean massive health and air pollution costs, a new report has said. According to an earlier study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), most thermal power plants in the national capital region (NCR) are unprepared to meet …
The Expert Appraisal Committee has given its approval to reduce the Ennore plant’s capacity to 2x660 MW.V. GanesanV_GANESAN Committee calls for raising a green belt on 92 acres of land at facility The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has approved the reduction in …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/07/2018 regarding air pollution control in Delhi NCR. The Supreme Cout Order touched upon three key issues: 1. Ban on import of pet coke 2. Natural gas to be …
CHENNAI: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued an ultimatum to Tangedco: Retrofit five thermal units in Tuticorin on or before December 31, 2020, or be prepared to shut them down permanently. The CPCB has sent a copy of the letter to Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board chairman as …
