India pushes deadline for coal-fired utilities to adopt new emission norms
The Hindu
India had initially set a 2017 deadline for thermal powerplants to install Flue Gas Desulphurization units that cutemissions of sulphur dioxides.
India has pushed back deadlines for coal-fired power plants to adopt new emission norms by up to three years and allowed utilities that miss the new target to continue operating after paying a penalty, according to a government notice. India had initially set a 2017 deadline for thermal powerplants to install Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) units that cutemissions of sulphur dioxides. But that was postponed to varyingdeadlines for different regions, ending in 2022. The new order dated April 1 from the Environment Ministry says plants near populous regions and the capital New Delhi will have to comply by 2022, while utilities in less polluting area shave up to 2025 to comply or retire units.
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