Improving the processing and trade of African wood and wood products (WWPs) has long been a focus for African policymakers because it stimulates multiple benefits for the African continent, including the creation of jobs, investment, and revenues. Further processing of WWPs in Africa will contribute to the continent’s industrialization and …
The clearance for ETPS was given in 2009. CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO) has got a reprieve from Union Environment Ministry to finish construction of two slow-moving thermal power plants at Ennore with a combined capacity of 1,980 MW. The 660 MW supercritical Ennore Thermal Power …
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 …
The Rs. 730-crore project awaits clearance; will help in safe transportation of fuel The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) plans to lay five pipelines running for 22 km from the Ennore to Korukkupet terminals, at an estimated cost of Rs. 730 crore. While speaking at the inauguration of re-routing of three …
NGT warns of closure if leakage in ash pipe is not fixed within a week The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal came down heavily on Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) for failing to comply with its orders with regard to the removal of ash from the …
CHENNAI: A three-member panel that studied pollution caused by coal-fired thermal plants in Ennore on the outskirts of Chennai has recommended "severe and retrospective" penalties for all violations and a moratorium on expansion of industries in the area. The panel, headed by retired Madras high court judge Justice D Hariparanthaman, …
The residents of six villages in Ennore are breathing air that has more toxins than the permitted level, as prescribed by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, a sample study has found. Thermal power plants The six villages are located in the midst of several thermal power plants, …
CHENNAI: India's commitment to control emission of poisonous gases at the recent climate change conference in Paris has come at a time when many of its thermal power plants are ageing considerably, aggravating the atmospheric pollution. In various states, there are thermal power plants with a combined generation capacity of …
In May 2015, the ministry of environment, forests and climate change proposed rules to curb air pollution from coal-fired power plants. At first glance, the draft notification may seem like a breath of fresh air. The proposed standards are comparable to stringent international levels for units installed after 2017. But …
With the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests issuing environmental clearance for the 1,320-MW (megawatt) Ennore Special Economic Zone (SEZ) thermal power project early this month, the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) is keen on settling contracts for three thermal power projects of 3,300 MW before the Election …
When fully completed, the state is expected to become power-surplus from a deficit of 4,000 Mw a day at present Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday clarified the state government had proposed to implement new power projects totaling Rs 16,350 crore in the coming years. Under the proposed …
Subsidy from Centre to cover 20 per cent of project cost The State Government plans to take up power transmission projects worth Rs. 7,000 crore under the mode of public private partnership (PPP). Of the project cost, the Centre’s subsidy will cover 20 per cent, with private players meeting the …
New Delhi The stagnation in domestic gas and coal production has led to a revival of interest in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) business, despite it being the most expensive fuel for power generation. Among the growing list of energy companies looking at the LNG business are government-run Indian Oil …
The Tamil Nadu Government has decided to set up a 660 MW supercritical thermal power plant at Ennore at a cost of Rs 3,960 crore, announced the Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, in the Assembly today. In a suo motu statement, she said the 40-year-old Ennore thermal power plant to …
Days after her government’s green signal to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday said the plant is expected to commence production in two months. She said this in the Assembly, elaborating on steps to increase energy availability in the state hit by power crisis. …
Chief Minster Jayalalithaa has given approval to the ETPS (Ennore Thermal Power Station) Replacement Project of 600 megawatt (MW), setting the process formally for the closure of the four-decade-old ETPS. A few days ago, the Chief Minister's nod was obtained for the project, according to an official. The proposed plant …
Generated in thermal power plants at Ennore, North Chennai, Mettur and Tuticorin CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has directed the State government to constitute Dispute Settlement Committees, as stipulated by the Centre, in thermal power plants at Ennore, North Chennai, Mettur and Tuticorin for resolving differences over free allocation of …
setting up of the Ennore Satellite Port, North Chennai Thermal Plant and the proposed petrochemical complex will severely affect the ecology and wildlife of the Pulicat Lake and the neighbouring Ennore Creek in Chennai. Famous for its mudflats that provide spawning ground for migratory birds, the 461 square kilometre lake …
