The Ministry
of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has notified new environment
standards for Gensets running on Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) / Natural Gas (NG),
Diesel with LPG / NG and Petrol with LPG / NG operated in various cities /
towns in the country. The primary aim of the new standards for Gensets is to
control air and noise pollution emanating from the operation of Gensets. These
standards were recommended by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) after
consultations with industries and other stakeholders.
The
standards for Gensets running on LPG / NG, or in combination with diesel/petrol
have been notified for the first time. In all, the three fuel modes of
operation a three-tier classification has been adopted. These standards will
control the air and noise emission profile across different category of Gensets
and would be revisited in 4-5 years once air and noise emission quality data
and technological details pertaining to Gensets are available.
These
standards have mandated certification for Gensets in terms of ‘Type approval’
and ‘Conformity of Production’ for air emission as well as noise emission. The
manufacturers are required to obtain the certification for engine products by
empanelled agencies which will help in regulating the unorganised sector
thereby help in curbing the illegal import of Gensets in the country, which
were observed to have higher air and noise emission values.
The draft Standards were
uploaded on the Ministry website on 20th July, 2015 for seeking
views / comments of stakeholders including general public for extensive
consultations. Based on the recommendations by the Expert Committee, these standards have been recently notified by the Ministry
in the Gazette of India Extraordinary.
Recently, the
Ministry had also notified improved environmental standards for Thermal Power
Plants TPPs) and Common Effluent Treatment Plants and Sugar Industries (CETPs).
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