NAGPUR: Although the capability of coal initiatives in pipeline declined by means of 37.4-gigawatt, three major coal-fired power plants in numerous portions of the country have got executive nod a month earlier than the Lok Sabha elections.
The annual survey ‘Boom and Bust 2019: Tracking the Global Coal Plant Pipeline’ reveals that from 131.35GW in 2017, the full capability of upcoming thermal power plants within the nation dropped to about 94GW in 2018.
The file was launched by means of world NGO Greenpeace, Global Energy Monitor, which is a network of world researchers developing informational resources on fossil fuels and choices, and US-based environment group The Sierra Club.
While the survey states that the collection of clearances for new thermal plants dropped to “file lows”, it also highlights that the government has nonetheless not ensured a whole halt in new gadgets. In the primary week of March, three major coal initiatives got a go-ahead from the government.
On March 6, the Maharashtra cabinet cleared an offer to set-up two new 660MW gadgets at Koradi Thermal Power Station (KTPS) situated simply outside Nagpur city. An afternoon later, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) granted investment approvals to 2 new power plants in Khurja (Uttar Pradesh) and Buxar (Bihar), price Rs11,089 crore and 10,439 crore, respectively.
Activists have slammed the government for continuing investments in new plants, in spite of unfavorable marketplace prerequisites for coal power. Referring to the government database, the file said that over 40GW of the country’s coal plants are financially wired. Among them, 10GW of plants are regarded as “past saving financially”. “When the entire coal power sector is under monetary stress, development extra plants will put extra public money in danger,” said Pujarini Sen from Greenpeace India.
Stating that many states are dealing with health emergency due to emerging air pollution, Ravi Shekhar from Uttar-Pradesh based environment group The Climate Agenda said, “The executive should invest public money in solutions like competitive energy transition to renewable energy, and stringent implementation of National Clean Air Programme to achieve breathable air around the nation.”
On the bright side, India has added extra solar and wind power capability than thermal. Of the full 17.6GW power technology capability added in 2018, about 74% constructed from renewable energy resources primarily solar power. According to an research completed by means of Greenpeace India, no less than 65% of coal power generated within the nation is now costlier than new renewable tariffs.
The world survey has predicted that retirement capability of coal plants within the nation is about to increase someday. “India has proposed 48GW of coal plant retirements until 2027. These include sub-critical plants which might be ill-equipped to fulfill new pollution standards,” it said.
The annual survey ‘Boom and Bust 2019: Tracking the Global Coal Plant Pipeline’ reveals that from 131.35GW in 2017, the full capability of upcoming thermal power plants within the nation dropped to about 94GW in 2018.
The file was launched by means of world NGO Greenpeace, Global Energy Monitor, which is a network of world researchers developing informational resources on fossil fuels and choices, and US-based environment group The Sierra Club.
While the survey states that the collection of clearances for new thermal plants dropped to “file lows”, it also highlights that the government has nonetheless not ensured a whole halt in new gadgets. In the primary week of March, three major coal initiatives got a go-ahead from the government.
On March 6, the Maharashtra cabinet cleared an offer to set-up two new 660MW gadgets at Koradi Thermal Power Station (KTPS) situated simply outside Nagpur city. An afternoon later, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) granted investment approvals to 2 new power plants in Khurja (Uttar Pradesh) and Buxar (Bihar), price Rs11,089 crore and 10,439 crore, respectively.
Activists have slammed the government for continuing investments in new plants, in spite of unfavorable marketplace prerequisites for coal power. Referring to the government database, the file said that over 40GW of the country’s coal plants are financially wired. Among them, 10GW of plants are regarded as “past saving financially”. “When the entire coal power sector is under monetary stress, development extra plants will put extra public money in danger,” said Pujarini Sen from Greenpeace India.
Stating that many states are dealing with health emergency due to emerging air pollution, Ravi Shekhar from Uttar-Pradesh based environment group The Climate Agenda said, “The executive should invest public money in solutions like competitive energy transition to renewable energy, and stringent implementation of National Clean Air Programme to achieve breathable air around the nation.”
On the bright side, India has added extra solar and wind power capability than thermal. Of the full 17.6GW power technology capability added in 2018, about 74% constructed from renewable energy resources primarily solar power. According to an research completed by means of Greenpeace India, no less than 65% of coal power generated within the nation is now costlier than new renewable tariffs.
The world survey has predicted that retirement capability of coal plants within the nation is about to increase someday. “India has proposed 48GW of coal plant retirements until 2027. These include sub-critical plants which might be ill-equipped to fulfill new pollution standards,” it said.
Nods to coal-based plants down, yet government brings 3 more in March
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