CHENNAI: The Central Pollution Control Board has issued a show cause notice to TANGEDCO’s North Chennai Thermal Power Station-II for continuous non-compliance of emission norms. The Union Environment Ministry on December 11, 2017, had given three directions to the power plant under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, which includes installation of Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) by December 31, 2019, in Unit-1, so as to comply to sulphur dioxide (SO2) emission limit; installation of low nitrogen oxide (NOx) burners; and limit particulate matter immediately by retrofitting Electrostatic Precipitators.
