Meeting new limits at Indian coal plants: how do we close the gap between aspiration and achievement?
India’s journey to ensure cleaner power for its growing needs entails a complex balancing act, recognising the existing role of coal-based power while addressing its environmental consequences. The immediate and pressing goals of getting coal-fired power plants to comply with tighter emissions limits and to implement effective real-time pollution monitoring are proving to be very difficult to achieve
Sanjeev K Kanchan, consultant, New Delhi, India*
Coal-fired power plant in India (photo: Sanjeev K Kanchan)