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Khurja coal power plant - A Threat To Air Quality

Uttar Pradesh Geography and Environment
  • Published on: 26-Oct-18
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Khurja coal power plant - A Threat To Air Quality
  •  The Tehri Hydro Development Corporation's (THDC) proposed Khurja coal power plant in Uttar Pradesh will push up the cost of electricity and increase air pollution levels in Delhi, says a report by a research institute today.
  • THDC India Limited (THDCIL), formerly known as Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd, is a joint venture of the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government with equity sharing in the ratio of 3:1 (75:25 per cent).
  • The report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) evaluating THDC's proposed Khurja coal power plant, has recommended re-evaluation of the proposal against severe air pollution levels in Delhi.
  • Delhi's air quality continued to be in the "poor" category today, a day after it had improved from "very poor" Air Quality Index (AQI) zone. The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), under which a host of measures are taken to bring down air pollution, is presently enforced in the national capital.
  • According to the IEEFA report, the proposed plant will push up the cost of electricity at a time when the country's renewable energy options are cheaper, accessible and more sustainable.
  • "The Khurja power plant was feasible when first proposed eight years ago in response to power supply shortages and outages across northern India, but technology has moved on," Buckley said.
  • The official said renewable energy generation in India was now cheaper than Khurja's non-mine mouth coal, with the ongoing price decline prompting states, including Uttar Pradesh, to seek solar and wind options to meet the incremental demand growth.

 

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