Now thermal power plants recovering waste heat need no green clearance

The MoEF&CC relaxed the EIA norms to benefit industries employing Waste Heat Recovery Boilers without any auxiliary fuel

Panel suggests measures to tackle crisis in stressed thermal power projects

Report flags erratic coal supply, institutional challenges; suggests closing old thermal power units

Past their prime

Around 20 per cent of India's coal-based power plants have completed their life. It is time these highly inefficient and polluting units were shut

And justice for all

A stay order issued in public interest by a court must outweigh the public interest of completing a project in time

Most NCR thermal power plants exceed MOEFCC emission norms, adding to region’s pollution problem

Recent CSE analysis found just two of 11 plants have SO2 control measures, just one compliant with standards

Playing hooky

Maharashtra government is none too keen to talk on Enron

Are we equipped to meet 2022 deadline on emission standards?

Almost seven years since the notification, not even 7 per cent of India’s coal capacity meets the standards issued by the MoEF&CC

Clean power from coal

Giving coal a 'good scrub' by using small calcium oxide crystals might greatly reduce the pollution caused by coal-based power stations

Environment ministry amendment gives coal thermal power stations full licence to pollute: CSE

The modified notification favours operation of old inefficient coal power stations, which can continue to run indefinitely on paying a nominal …

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POOR SCORING

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Stay Order

Bangla Power

Power to pollute

More power will mean more pollution, say participants at a recently-held seminar in Lucknow

ORDER RESERVED

A nod to private power

Down with protests

Is the Indian government silencing protests against the Enron power project?

Abusing PILs

The Supreme Court makes the petitioner in a public interest litigation accountable

Polls take their toll

Going to seed

Widespread non-compliance as thermal power plants don’t meet water use norms

An excerpt from an ongoing study by non-profit Manthan Adhyayan Kendra brings out widespread non-compliance by thermal power plants with legally …

Energy in news on May 3

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy

Demand for coal falls in 2016; US and China drive decline

In 2016, global consumption of coal declined by 53 million tonnes or 1.7 per cent

How new energy technologies can help South Africa ease its energy crunch

The South African government has made visible strides to diversify energy sources.