Air Pollution

India’s coal power plants ‘unhealthiest’ in world, claims global study

China and the US may be the largest producers of coal power, but power plants in India take the highest toll in the world when it comes to health, a global study claims.

Publication Date: 
22/02/2019
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Coal, Thermal Power Plants, Carbon Dioxide, Global Warming, Air Pollution, Health Effects
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding change of fuel at the Trombay Thermal Power Station's Unit 6, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 08/02/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Conservation Action Trust & Other Vs MoEF & CC & Others dated 08/02/2019 regarding change of fuel at the Trombay Thermal Power Station’s Unit 6. The change is from oil based to coal based.

Judgement Date: 
08/02/2019
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Coal, Mangroves, Power Industry, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Mumbai, Maharashtra, Court
Industry

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding disposal of fly ash by thermal power plants, 04/02/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Association of Power Producers & Other Vs Sandplast (India) Ltd. & Others dated 04/02/2019 regarding disposal of fly ash by thermal power plants.

Judgement Date: 
04/02/2019
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Fly Ash, Waste Disposal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Supreme Court, India, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Air Pollution, Industrial Pollution
Energy

Recalculating India’s 2030 thermal coal import needs

Minerals Council of Australia report overstates India’s import needs by as much as 2 billion tons up to 2030, dashing claims of Australia’s new thermal coal export prospects.

Publication Date: 
30/01/2019
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
Tags:
Coal, Thermal Power Plants, Imports, India
Air Pollution

Delhi’s winter air improves but more needs to be done

This winter, signs in Delhi indicate that the number of days in ‘severe’ and ‘very poor’ air pollution categories is comparatively less, as compared to the previous winter.

Publication Date: 
29/01/2019
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, Coal, Thermal Power Plants, Industrial Pollution
Air Pollution

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding environmental hazards caused by undisposed fly ash particularly by thermal power stations, 25/01/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. Vs Sandplast (India) Ltd. & Others dated 25/01/2019 regarding the environmental hazards caused by undisposed fly ash particularly by thermal power stations.

Judgement Date: 
25/01/2019
Tags:
Fly Ash, Thermal Power Plants, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Supreme Court, India, National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Energy

Solar, renewable power to drive India’s future capacity addition as coal remains in a dark place

Most of India’s new power generation capacity in future will be from renewable energy sources, as investments in thermal power capacity remain sluggish and availability of coal continues to be a ch

Publication Date: 
25/01/2019
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Coal, Thermal Power Plants, Energy
Energy

France mulls converting Cordemais coal power generators to biomass

PARIS (Reuters) - The French government and utility EDF (EDF.PA) will study the possibility of converting the 1.2 gigawatts (GW) Cordemais coal power generators to burn biomass due to its importanc

Publication Date: 
23/01/2019
Reuters
Tags:
France, Coal, Thermal Power Plants, Biomass, Electricity, Nuclear Power
Energy

India advances in renewable energy sector, but won't be able to meet a pledge due to policy gaps: CSE

NEW DELHI: India will be unable to meet one of its Paris Agreement commitments of generating 175-gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy by 2022 “if the sector continues to be plagued by policy inconsist

Publication Date: 
23/01/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Thermal Power Plants, Energy
Energy

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding the validity of a tariff regulation determining the Station Heat Rate framed by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), 21/01/2019

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Reliance Infrastructure Limited Vs State of Maharashtra and Others dated 21/01/2019 regarding the validity of a tariff regulation determining the Station Heat Rate framed by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC). Accordin

Judgement Date: 
21/01/2019
Tags:
Energy Policy, Thermal Power Plants, Maharashtra, Supreme Court, India, Legislation, Power Industry

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