voda schreef op 20 november 2019 19:34:
En wij maar minderen, en minderen. Die Chinezen en Indiers lachen de ballen uit hun broek!!
Over Half of India Coal Fired Power Plants Set To Miss Emission Norm Deadline
According to a Reuter’s analysis, more than half of India’s coal-fired power plants ordered to retrofit equipment to curb air pollution are set to miss the deadline. India has a phased plan for plants to comply with the emission norms, with some plants having until end-December 2019, while others have up to the end of 2022 to comply. A total of 440 coal fired units that produce 166.5 GW have to comply with the regulations by December 2022. A Reuter’s analysis of Central Electricity Authority data indicates 267 units, which produce 103.4 GW of power, have to be compliant between December 2019 and February 2022, which is 27 months from now. The data shows that of these, 224 units, which produce 84.8 GW of power, have not yet awarded contracts for installing FGD units, meaning that based on the industry’s own estimates of installation timelines, they are set to be non compliant. That means at least 51% of all coal-fired units which have the emission targets could fail to comply with the deadlines.
Association of Power Producers Director General Mr Ashok Khurana said the installation of Flue Gas Desulphurization units, which cuts emissions of sulfur dioxides, take about 27-30 months and warned that banks were withholding funding for these units due to stress levels in the power sector, among other factors.
APP estimates it will cost private companies roughly USD 38 billion to comply with the norms and install FGD units to tackle sulfur dioxide emissions. It contends that debt-laden power producers, which are still owed over USD 11 billion in dues by government-owned distribution companies, cannot afford to invest such vast sums at this time.
Source : Reuters