Coal-based capacity remains the largest contributor to power generation in India with a share of 71 per cent in 2020-21, supported by a large coal reserve in the country. Despite the decline in its share […]
Flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems are a must have coal-based plants as they help comply with the stringent environmental norms notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on December 7, 2015. […]
A flue-gas desulphurisation (FGD) system is installed in the boiler of a thermal power plant (TPP) to absorb the sulphur content from the emissions, thereby reducing sulphur dioxide (SOx) emissions. The cost economics of FGD […]
In thermal power plants (TPPs), the combustion of coal converts a large portion of the nitrogen bound in coal to form oxides of nitrogen (NOX) such as nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide and nitrous oxide. The […]
The particulate matter (PM) emissions in a thermal power plant (TPP) can be reduced and controlled by the installation of emission controlling devices such as electrostatic precipitators (ESPs), fabric filters and cyclone separators. Empirical data […]
Among the industrial consumers of water, thermal power plants (TPPs) are the largest ones. It is estimated that TPPs account for nearly 88 per cent of industrial water consumption in the country. Moreover, 48 per […]
Compliance with the revised emission norms issued by the environment ministry in December 2015 remains tardy, and the industry has been seeking an extension to the 2022 deadline. The Ministry of Power (MoP) recently wrote […]
In December 2015, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) notified emission norms for coal-based power plants. The sulphur oxide (Sox) emission limit for thermal power plants (TPPs) installed up to December 31, […]
The coal-based thermal power industry is responsible for a significant share of emissions by the country’s industrial sector. The combustion of coal converts nitrogen bound in coal to form products such as nitric oxide (NO), […]
In order to minimise the harmful impact of emissions, the thermal power industry is now increasingly using particulate matter (PM) control equipment and technologies, which are designed to remove particulates from the flue gas stream, […]
Thermal power plants (TPPs) are among the largest industrial consumers of water. Among TPPs, coal-based power plants are the biggest consumers. As of August 2020, India has about 269 TPPs. According to a study by […]
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEF&CC) notified new emission norms for thermal power plants (TPPs) in December 2015 with an objective to reduce the emission of major pollutants such as particulate matter […]
India is the largest emitter of sulphur dioxide (SO2) in the world. SO2 emissions are a significant contributor to air pollution. The largest sources of SO2 are thermal power plants (TPPs) and other industrial facilities […]
The environmental norms notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in December 2015 have prescribed the nitrogen oxides (NOx) emission norms for thermal power plants (TPPs) in the country. Prior to this, […]
Thermal power stations emit significant amounts of fly ash and ultra-fine particles into the atmosphere. Electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) help remove fly ash and fine particles from flue gas before passing the gas into the chimney. […]
With nearly 87.8 per cent of the total industrial water being used in thermal power plants (TPPs) for power generation, concerns of India becoming a water-stressed country are growing. Water plays a significant role in […]
Apart from being the largest source of electricity supply in the country, with over 75 per cent share in the total power generation, coal is also the largest contributor to industrial emissions. In India, the […]
Flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) is one of the key technology solutions used at thermal power plants (TPPs) to cut down emissions. It helps in reducing suspended particulate matter (SPM) emissions along with sulphur oxide (SOx) […]
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