The Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change has released new draft Environment (Utilisation of Crop residue by TPP) Rules, 2023. These rules shall apply to the National Capital Region and the Adjoining Areas as defined respectively in clauses (f) and (a) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Commission for Air Quality Management…
Introduction The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued new guidelines concerning the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and annual certification of coal ash ponds. These guidelines address the management of Coal Combustion Residues (CCRs) generated by Thermal Power Plants (TPPs), which include fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, and fluidized bed combustion ash. Coal Ash…
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has been released new draft rule called as Agro Residue Utilization by Thermal Power Plants Rules, 2023. All thermal power plants located in the area under the jurisdiction of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas, established under “The Commission for…
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on 31st December 2021 has notified the norms for fly ash utilization notification for coal fired power plants. Now, on 30th December 2022 new notification has been published with some new update. The ash generated from coal or lignite based thermal power plants shall be utilized only for the…
MOEFCC has released The Environment (Protection) Second Amendment Rules, 2022 for thermal power plant. According to The Environment (Protection) Second Amendment Rules, 2022, all thermal power plant has to comply with given SO2 emission & other parameters before 31st December 2022. In this rule, Thermal plants are categorized into 3 categories. Category 1 – Location…