Power sector giant NTPC’s plans to install emission-control equipment at its 38 power plants (with combined capacity of 65,350 MW) could take up to four years to materialise, with an average expenditure of Rs. 50-70 lakh per MW, senior company officials said.
Though the capital outlay is huge from NTPC’s perspective, it also represents a good opportunity for pollution-control equipment suppliers.
At present, the adoption of flue-gas desulphurisation (FGD) technology-based equipment, which controls pollution, is at various stages within the NTPC group. Once installed, the FGD unit will facilitate 100 per cent flue-gas treatment, limiting the sulphur content to a maximum of 0.49 per cent in the flared gases.
