Health

Health and environmental benefits of implementing the emission standards for coal-based TPPs

On the third anniversary of notification and one year since the deadline lapsed for implementing the emission standards for coal based power plants, Greenpeace analysis points out that approximately 76,000 premature deaths could have been averted if the coal power plants in India had implemented the emission standard norms notified by the MoEFCC

Publication Date: 
07/12/2018
Lauri Myllyvirta, Sunil Dahiya
Greenpeace India
Tags:
Coal, Thermal Power Plants, Health Effects, India, Air Pollution
Climate Change

India to play constructive, balanced role in UN climate summit: Vardhan

KATOWICE: Indian Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said the high level of greenhouse gas emission was a major concern and reaffirmed that India would play a "positive, constructive and b

Publication Date: 
04/12/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, UNFCCC, Climate Adaptation, Thermal Power Plants
Energy

Kenya abandons thermal power plants for wind energy

Due to the recently connected 310MW Lake Turkana Wind Farm, Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter has stated that three thermal power plants with a combined capacity of 190MW would no longer be ne

Publication Date: 
28/11/2018
ESI Africa
Tags:
Africa, Kenya, Wind Energy, Thermal Power Plants, Electricity
Energy

Report of the High Level Empowered Committee to address the issues of stressed thermal power projects

The High-Level Empowered Committee (HLEC) set up under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary to provide long-term solutions for stressed assets in the power sector has suggested pit-stop measures to address immediate issues.

Publication Date: 
21/11/2018
Ministry of Power
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Power Industry, Electricity, India, Coal
Environment

Hungary wants end to coal power by 2030

Hungary is eyeing an end to coal-fired power generation by 2030, in a move that could shake the EU region most staunchly opposed to tougher climate change measures.

Publication Date: 
21/11/2018
Climate Change News
Tags:
Hungary, European Union (EU), Climate Change, Thermal Power Plants, Emissions Trading
Environment

Green light to thermal power plants only after ‘human risk’ evaluation

NEW DELHI: New thermal power plants ( (TPPs) in India will now have to comply with ‘human health and environment’ criteria as part of their mandatory environmental clearance procedures.

Publication Date: 
21/11/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Thermal Power Plants, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Environmental Health, Health Effects, Environment
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding management of fly ash generated by the Thermal Power Plants, India, 20/11/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shantanu Sharma Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/11/2018 regarding management of fly ash generated by the Thermal Power Plants (TPP).

Judgement Date: 
20/11/2018
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Fly Ash, Waste Conversion, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Air Pollution, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Building Materials
Energy

The Khurja power project: a recipe for an Indian stranded asset

A report published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) evaluating Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC)’s proposed Khurja coal power plant in India finds the plant would push up the cost of electricity and increase air pollution at a time when the country’s renewable energy options are cheaper, accessible an

Publication Date: 
23/10/2018
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Coal, Air Pollution, Electricity, Renewable Energy, Bulandshahar (D), Uttar Pradesh, Delhi
Air Pollution

Badarpur thermal plant shut for good

NEW DELHI: After supplying power to the capital for over four decades, the Badarpur power station closed operations fully and permanently on Monday.

Publication Date: 
16/10/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Thermal Power Plants, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Supreme Court
Air Pollution

Day 1: Delhi air put on life support

The capital saw the roll-out of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) on Monday with a ban on use of diesel generator sets and the closure of the Badarpur thermal power plant, among others.

Publication Date: 
16/10/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, Thermal Power Plants, Industrial Pollution, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Sunita Narain, Vehicular Pollution

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