THERMAL POWER
Power plants consumed 530 million tonnes of coal in 2014-15, which is around three-fourths of the total coal use in the country
Delayed by design
Retrofitting India's coal-based power plants as per the new standards that will be in force from 2017 remains an uphill task
Thermal power plants in Singrauli, Sonbhadra under NGT radar again
In July 14, 2020 order, the tribunal orders remedial action against thermal power plants; directs NTPC Vindhyachal to pay Rs 10 cr in …
Delhi’s wake up call
Plans on to track pollution during the Commonwealth Games. What about cleaning the air?
National Electricity Plan: No coal expansion, renewable capacity to dominate in India by 2031-32
Emissions from power sector in a decade expected increase by 10 million tonnes; efficienty of plants to be improved
Rubber-stamp Authority
State environment regulatory bodies formed under the 2006 Environmental Impact Assessment notification have floundered. They have little …
Presence of mercury in birds near thermal power plants in Maharashtra paves way for modern analysis
Fly ash generated by TPPs is one of the ways mercury is released into the environment. Fly ash is usually disposed in ash ponds in the form of …
Sundarbans at risk
Bangladesh-India power plant can severely affect the mangrove forest, say environmentalists
Why better policies are needed for sewage water use in thermal power plants
Thermal power plants within 50 km of STPs are required to use treated sewage; but there has not been any positive move on ground
Stay on land allotment for thermal power plant in Sompeta
Andhra Pradesh government had alloted 394 ha of wetlands terming it wasteland; farmers and fisherman were unhappy
Damodar - Ten years after
How has the river that flows through one of the most industrialised regions in India fared since it was first written about in 1993? Down to …
India didn’t need to let power producers emit more of deadly oxides of nitrogen; here’s why
Limiting NOx emission at 300 mg / Nm3 is doable, claims Finnish state-owned Fortum Oyj; Environment ministry relaxed norms to 450 mg / Nm3 in October
Stream of ash
State-run thermal power plant pollutes rivulet; disturbs livelihood and health of people in 27 Andhra Pradesh villages
Experts flag dilution of NOx emission limit for coal-fired power stations
The SC on July 8 relaxed limits for coal-fired power stations commissioned between December 2003 and 2016 — to 450 mg / Nm3 from 300&…
Mercury treaty still sketchy
While experts welcome the Minamata Convention for phasing out mercury, they believe it might not be enough
Ash flies in the face of power plan
Odisha gears up for more power generation but has no action plan for disposing of fly ash
Olympics 2008, Beijing - raising the bar
Beijing is implementing strict measures to improve air quality, a commitment it took on as host of the 2008 Olympic Games. But a boom in …
Industries to pay for pollution study
Madras high court asks companies in SIPCOT industrial estate to pay one lakh each
Green tribunal seeks details on radiation from thermal power plants
People opposing expansion of Koradi thermal plant near Nagpur furnish evidence on high radiation from coal-fired plants
The great wetland robbery in Kakarapalli
Police open fire, but people resolute to weed out power plant from wetland in Andhra Pradesh
Living on the edge
Coastal South Asia is fragile and vulnerable to climate change impacts. Yet, governments are setting up industries, ports and promoting tourism …
In deep water
Rivers Krishna and Mahanadi are in crisis. In the race to industrialise, states have drawn plans to exploit their last drop. For four decades, …
Drought of equity
A large part of Maharashtra has been declared drought-hit. But distribution of water is quite incongruous. While the few who are politically and …
By 2050 Coal India Limited may have to lay off 73,800 jobs: Global Energy Monitor
China, India, Poland and South Africa may see most layoffs; Addition of jobs in the renewable energy industry may work in India’s favour