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Govt to do away with mandatory washing of coal for thermal power units

The environment ministry now in its latest note has said, "In the overall scheme of coal, mine, washery and power plant, the extent of ash content in mined coal remains the same"

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4 min read Last Updated : May 06 2020 | 10:04 AM IST

The Centre is planning to do away with the mandatory requirement of washing of coal before it is transported to thermal power stations. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), in a discussion note, suggested that coal washing should be done away with, as it does not bring down the ash content in coal.

In 2014, as part of its climate change commitments, the government had made coal washing mandatory for supply to all thermal units beyond 500 kms from the coal mine. This was done in line with India’s stand in climate change negotiations - not to

Topics : Coal India Coal ministry coal mining Thermal Power Generation

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