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Date: 07-Feb-2025 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Draft notification on Environmental Standards for Thermal Power Plants.

Issued by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change · Control of Pollution Division

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The gazette notification introduces draft amendments to the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986. These amendments relate to potential exemptions for thermal power plants regarding the installation of cooling towers.

Key Changes

  • The notification proposes to insert a 'Note' in Schedule-I of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, after serial number 5A.
  • The 'Note' states that the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in consultation with the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), may grant exemptions to thermal power plants from installing cooling towers on a case-by-case basis through an order.
  • The public has 60 days from the date the gazette is made available to submit objections or suggestions regarding the proposed amendments.
  • The proposed rules are called the Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2025 and will come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Impact Analysis

Thermal Power Plants

  • Action Item: Thermal power plants should assess their eligibility for exemption based on the criteria likely to be considered by the Ministry, CEA, and CPCB. They should prepare documentation to support their application for exemption.

Environment

  • Action Item: Environmental advocacy groups should scrutinize the criteria and process used for granting exemptions to ensure environmental safeguards are robust.

Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

  • Action Item: CEA and CPCB should develop and publish guidelines outlining the criteria and process for evaluating exemption requests from thermal power plants.

Public

  • Action Item: Interested parties should review the draft notification and submit any objections or suggestions to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change within the stipulated timeframe.

Key Entities Referenced

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The central government ministry responsible for environmental protection and regulation. It is the primary decision-making authority for granting exemptions to thermal power plants regarding cooling tower installations. Central Electricity Authority (CEA): A statutory body that advises the government on matters relating to the electricity sector and plays a role in the technical assessment of thermal power plant operations. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB): A statutory organization responsible for pollution control and monitoring environmental quality. It provides expertise on the environmental impact of thermal power plants. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: The principal legislation providing the framework for environmental protection in India. Sections 6 and 25 of this Act grant powers to the central government to make rules for environmental protection. Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986: Rules formulated under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, that lay down specific standards and procedures for environmental protection. The current notification proposes amendments to these rules.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-07022025-260817 CG-DxLx-xEG-I0D7H0x2x2x0 25-260817 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 89] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, फरवरी 7, 2025/माघ 18, 1946 No. 89] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2025/MAGHA 18, 1946 पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ु पररवतना मत्रं ालर् अजधसचू ना का प्रारूप नई दिल्ली, 7 फरवरी, 2025 सा.का.जन. 121(अ).—पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 6 और 25 द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करते हुए, केंद्रीर् सरकार एतिद्वारा पर्ावा रण (सरं क्षण) जनर्म, 1986 म ें और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत प्रारूप जनर्म बनाती ह;ै िनसाधारण की िानकारी के जलए प्रकाजित दकर्ा िाता ह;ै जिनके उससे प्रभाजवत होने की संभावना ह,ै और एतिद्वारा र्ह सूजचत दकर्ा िाता ह ैदक उक्त प्रारूप अजधसूचना पर, उस तारीख स,े जिसको इस अजधसूचना को अंतर्वाष्ट करन े वाले भारत के रािपत्र की प्रजतर्ां िनसाधारण को उपलब् ध करा िी िाती ह,ैं साठ दिन की अवजध की समाजि पर र्ा उसके पश् चात जवचार दकर्ा िाएगा। ऐसा कोई व् र्जि, िो प्रारूप अजधसूचना म ेंअतं र्वाष्ट प्रस्ट्त ावों के संबंध म ेंकोई आपजत्त र्ा सुझाव िेने का इच्छ ुक ह,ै वह जवजनर्िाष् ट अवजध के भीतर, केंद्रीर् सरकार द्वारा जवचार दकए िान े के जलए इस े सजचव, पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ु पररवतान मंत्रालर्, इंदिरा पर्ाावरण भवन, िोर बाग रोड, नई दिल्ली-110003 को जलजखत रूप म ें र्ा ई-मले पत:े mscb.cpcb@nic.in और sonu.singh@gov.in पर भिे सकता ह।ै 941 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] सजं क्षप्त नाम और प्रारंभ: 1. (1) इन जनर्मों संजक्षप् त नाम पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) संिोधन जनर्म, 2025 ह ै। (2) र्े रािपत्र म ेंउनके प्रकािन की तारीख स े प्रव्रत्त होंगे। 2. पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 म,ें अनुसूची - I म,ें क्रम संख्र्ा 5 क के बाि, जनम्नजलजखत 'नोट' अंतस्ट्थाजपत दकर्ा िाएगा,– नोट: मंत्रालर्, केंद्रीर् जवद्युत प्राजधकरण (सीईए) और केंद्रीर् प्रिषू ण जनर्ंत्रण बोडा (सीपीसीबी) के परामिा स,े मामला-िर- मामला आधार पर, एक आिेि के माध्र्म स ेथमला पावर संर्ंत्रों को कूललंग टावरों की स्ट्थापना स े छूट ि ेसकता ह।ै [फा. स.ं क्र् -ू 15017/40/2007-सीपीडब् ल् र्ू] वेि प्रकाि जमश्रा, संर्क्ु त सजचव MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE DRAFT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 7th February, 2025 G.S.R. 121(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act,1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following draft rules to further amend the Environment(Protection)Rules, 1986, for the information of the public likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft notification shall be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of a period of sixty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing this notification are made available to the public. Any person interested in making any objections or suggestions on the proposals contained in the draft notification may forward the same in writing, for consideration of the Central Government within the period specified above to the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi-110003, or send it to the e-mail address: mscb.cpcb@nic.in and sonu.singh@gov.in. 1. Short title and commencement. 1. These rules may be called the Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2025. 2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, in Schedule - I, after serial number 5A, the following ‘Note’ shall be inserted,– Note: The Ministry in consultation with the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) may, on case to case basis, through an order, grant exemption to thermal power plants from installation of cooling towers. [F. No. Q-15017/40/2007-CPW] VED PRAKASH MISHRA, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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