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| CSE Newsletter |
| June, 2022 |
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| Editor's Note |
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Dear Readers,
We bring you our latest work in the coal thermal power sector in form of this newsletter.
As India pledges to gradually move away from coal, our team at Centre for Science and
Environment, closely follows up on the interesting developments in the field as we strive to
keep you updated about the changing scenario in the power sector.
In last 4 months, my colleagues have travelled extensively to different regions, engaged with
multiple stakeholders, to understand and bring you the perspective from field investigations
and data analysis.
We bring to you our analysis on the PAT scheme for thermal power sector, status of
compliance with emission norms, uncover the weakness in the current fly ash notification,
highlight the gaps in adoption of biomass cofiring by thermal power plants and comment
on the ongoing power crisis in the country.
Also included in this newsletter are articles and updates on coal shortage, fly ash pollution,
and latest notifications by Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Ministry of
Power, and Central Electricity Authority.
We have also included information on CSE’s training programmes for your kind perusal. I
would encourage you to participate in our training programmes and invite others too.
I hope you will enjoy reading this issue of the newsletter and send your valuable feedback
to us.
Nivit Kumar Yadav
Director, Industrial Pollution Unit
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| Decarbonizing Coal
Thermal Power Sector |
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| Emission Norms:
Changing Goalposts |
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| Shifting Dynamics Of
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Record demand for coal power in 2021, way off Net Zero: IEA
Coal power generation has increased 12 per cent in India and 9 per cent in China in FY 2021-22, says International Energy Agency (IEA), a Paris-based energy research unit. However, on the supply side, coal production did not keep pace with demand, stated the Coal 2021 Report.
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| Fly Ash Conundrum |
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UNION MINISTRY OF POWER: Power ministry earmarks 81
thermal units to move coal to renewable by 2026 |
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The Ministry of Power in its letter dated 26th May, 2022, to top energy department
officials of state and federal government, identified 81 thermal units which will replace
coal with renewable capacity by 2026.
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MOEF&CC: No environmental clearance needed for expansion of
coal mines upto 50 per cent |
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To tackle the current coal exigency in the country, the Ministry as a special dispensation,
allowed coal mining projects that have been granted expansion of EC upto 40% of
original EC capacity, shall be granted permission for another 10 per cent without
requiring EIA/EMP report and public consultation.
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Heat on Power
Green rating of coal-based power plants
Coal plays a critical role in our energy mix, providing over 70 per cent of India’s electricity supply. It is likely to remain a mainstay for several more years, given India’s immense power needs and domestic availability of coal.
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Norms in Name Alone
A task-force committee led by the Central Pollution Control Board issued revised deadlines for power plants last December.This report discusses the current status of compliance with the norms, it analyses sector-wise status, and highlights the states that need to accelerate the rate of compliance with the emission norms and proposes measures that can improve the system.
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Water Inefficient Power
This report reveals the current status of compliance of India's coal-power fleet with respect to implementation of 2015 water norms. It highlights how the water-guzzling coal-power industry is ignoring water regulations with high non-compliance observed in the sector even after six years since the norms were introduced.
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New Systems, Old habit
Using Data from Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems in Coal-based Thermal Power Stations
India implemented an automated pollution monitoring system in the last decade in order to improve compliance and enforcement of pollution norms in industries. CSE’s study finds this system is still in its infancy, and much more work is needed to mainstream it as a compliance tool
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Why is there a coal crisis in India? (April, 2022) |
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Discussion on the new amendment to TPP emission standards notification 2015 in India,15th April 2021 |
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Fly Ash Utilisation in India |
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