Power cuts, lack of PNG push Gururgam industries back to diesel gen sets

Amid the enforcement of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) in Delhi-NCR, small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) across Gurugram are facing frequent power cuts and limited access to clean energy alternatives, forcing many to rely on old diesel generators (DG sets), industrialists and union leaders said on Monday.

Many informal industrial sites in Kadipur, Daulatabad, Mohammedpur, Narsimpur, Basai, and Behrampur are yet to adopt the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)-approved Stage IV+ DG sets, which can cut emissions to extremely low levels — four grams of nitrogen oxides, ≤ 3.5 g/kWh of CO, and ≤ 0.2 g/kWh per kWh — with smoke opacity below 0.7 m-¹, comparable to Euro Stage V standards.