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- Stories from Down To Earth
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Dear friends of CSE,
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MoEF&CC’s new SO2 rules for thermal power plants exempt Category C, leave Category B to discretion
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As over 75% of India's thermal capacity falls under Category C,
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— Shreya Verma |
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The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has issued a revised notification regarding sulphur dioxide (SO2) emission standards for coal- and lignite-based thermal power plants. It introduces a new compliance framework based on categories (A, B and C), exemptions, penalties and extensions.
If a thermal power plant intends to retire before December 31, 2030, it does not have to meet the SO2 emission standards, but only if the plant officially submits an undertaking (a formal written declaration) to both the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Central Electricity Authority, stating that the plant will be retired by December 31, 2030.
Such plants shall be levied environmental compensation from December 31, 2030, at the rate of Rs 0.4 per unit of electricity generated, if their operation continues beyond the date specified in the undertaking without meeting the prescribed standards...
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From Down To Earth |
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FFD4 Seville
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Political, technical faultlines impeding debt reform laid bare, outcome offers modest hope
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How Pune’s Rapid Urbanisation Fuels Rising, Unequal Heat
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