More than half of India's coal-fired power plants ordered to retrofit equipment to curb air pollution are set to miss the deadline, private industry estimates and a Reuters analysis show, as millions in the country wake up to toxic air each day. Thermal power companies, which produce three-quarters of the country's electricity, account for some 80% of India's industrial emissions of sulphur- and nitrous-oxides in India, which cause lung diseases, acid rain and smog. India, currently struggling with some of the worst air pollution levels on earth, has previously already ...
Over half of India's coal-fired power plants to miss emission-norm deadline
India has a phased plan for plants to comply with the emission norms
Topics
air pollution | power plants | Emission norms
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First Published: Fri, November 15 2019. 23:21 IST
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