CommentonSrNo25:EmissionLimit

Industry
Parameters
SrNo
ParticulateMatter
1 ThermalPowerPlant TPPs(Units)
installedbefore
31.12.2003

ProposedStandards
100mg/Nm3

Comment
Thisisacheivable.HoweverMOEFshouldallowflexibilitytotheuser
towardsuseoftechnology.Sincetherecouldbeaspacelimitationin
someoftheplantstheflexibilitytousevarioustechnologicalsolution
shouldbeavailabletouser.
Commentsameasabovefor"TPPsinstalledbefore2003"

ParticulateMatter
TPPs
(Units)installed
after31.12.2003
to31.12.2016

50mg/Nm3

ParticulateMatter

30mg/Nm3

ESPasanequipmentiscapableofachieving30mg/Nm3standradwith
HighresistivityIndianCoal.Thisisaproventechnologyandsuch
solutionsareunderimplementation/operation.Howevertooptimise
thespacerequirmentoftheplant,usershouldbeallowedtochoose
alternatetechnologyandshouldnotberestrictedtouseESPonly.

Sulphurdioxide(SO 2)
1 ThermalPowerPlant TPPs(Units)
installedbefore
31.12.2003

600mg/Nm3(unitssmallerthan
500MWcapacity)
200mg/Nm3(unitshigherthan500
MWcapacity)

Boththecasesarewellacheivablewithpresentlyavailable
technologies.However,toaccommodatetheequipmentwithin
availablespace,theusershouldbeallowedtochooseany
technologieslikedryscrubbingsystemwhichcantakecareof
Particulate,SoxandMercuryemissionsusingsinglesystem.
Additionallywewouldliketohighlightthatsystemconfigurationwill
haveminimumcost&spaceimpacttoacheiveemissionof100
mg/Nm3ascomparedto200mg/Nm3

Sulphurdioxide(SO 2)
TPPs
(Units)installed
after31.12.2003
to31.12.2016
Sulphurdioxide(SO 2)
TPPs(Units)
installedafter
01.01.2017
OxidesofNitrogen(Nox)
2 ThermalPowerPlant TPPs(Units)
installedbefore
31.12.2003

200mg/Nm3(unitshigherthan500 Wewouldliketohaveaclarityontheemissionstandardforunitsless
MWcapacity)
than500MWinstalledduringthisperiod.However,forunitcapacity
higherthan500MW,theabovecommentsshallapply.

TPPs(Units)
installedafter
01.01.2017

100mg/Nm3

ProvenTechnologiesareavailabletomeetthisnorm.

600mg/nm3

WithlowNoxfiringsystemtogetherwithrequiredlevelofSOFA
(SeparatedOverfireAir)Noxlevelshouldbebelow600mg/Nm3;
However,verticalheightoftheboilerfurnacetobecheckedwhether
SOFAcanbeinstalled.

OxidesofNitrogen(Nox)
TPPs
(Units)installed
after31.12.2003
to31.12.2016

300mg/Nm3

WithlowNoxfiringsytemtogetherwithrequestedlevelofSOFA,Nox
levelshouldbebelow300mg/Nm3,tobeconfirmedby
measurementsonsomeexistingboiler.

OxidesofNitrogen(Nox)

100mg/Nm3

ThislevelofNoxreductionispossibletoachievewithcombinationof
stagedcombustionoftangentialfiringsystemandadditionof
appropriatesizeofSCRSelectiveCatalyticReduction(withtheaimto
keepingSCRsizeaslowaspossible).Itsimportantthatcurrentboilers
installedinIndiathatarealreadyequippedwithadvancedfiring
systemaretestedtoascertainthecurrentNoxlevels.Similarly,useof
SCRwithhighashIndianfuelwouldneedtobetestedbefore
commercialimplementation.

TPPs(Units)
installedafter
01.01.2017

OtherPoints
Wepresumethat2003to2006isatypographicalerrorandtobeconsideredas2003to2016.Pleaseconfirm.
Theemissionvaluesshouldbespecifiedasaveragevaluesandthetimeperiodforaveragingorfrequencyshouldbeclearlyspecified(Hourlyaveragefor
ensuringstrictadherencetothenorms).Further,theapplicabilitytonormal,operating,designorworstconditionsshallbeclearlyspecified.
TheTestmethodsforeachofthecategoriesi.ePM,SOxandNOXshallbeclearlyspecifiedtoavoidconfusionamongstvariouspartiesinthevaluechain.
Flexibilitytowardsuseoftechnologyisneededundereachemissioncategorysoastoenabledeploymentofgloballyproventechnologies.Todaythereare
alternativetechnologiesavailablelikeFabricFilters,LimebasedDryscrubbers,SeaWaterFGDsetc.whicharewellcapableofmeetingverylowemission
normsforbothparticulateandSOxandcanbeembracedinIndianconditions,inplaceofthetraditionalESPandWetFGDtechnologies.
Thetimelineforachievingtheproposednormsmayberelookedinto.Orderingoftheunitscouldbedoneintwoyearstimewithcompletionthe
installationin5to6yearstime.
SinceFGDwillbeinline,guidelineforStackmaybereconsidered.TheoutletofFGDcanbetakentoCoolingTowerdirectlyandhenceatallstackcanbe
avoided.Alsothepresentguidelineforstackheightcanberelookedinto.