New environmental and emission norms come into play
Q. New norms for environment and emission include the move to Bharat Stage ________.- Published on 08 Jun 16a. VI
b. IV
c. V
d. None of the above
ANSWER: VI
Consumers will now have to shell out money for power, fuel and cars in few years as industries will pass technology upgrade burden into place for meeting environmental and emission norms
- The new environmental norms for coal-fired power plants, for example, are expected to push up electricity cost by 40-50 paise per unit. Motor fuels could become costlier by 70 paise or more per litre as the country moves to Bharat Stage-VI - akin to Euro-VI - grade fuels by April 2020.
- Similarly, carmakers say prices may rise by anywhere between Rs 1 lakh and Rs1.5 lakh.
- The new norms for coal-fired power stations, announced in December, for example, would impact 180,000 MW of generation capacity.
- The new norms cover the range of emissions from power station including particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, mercury etc as well as limiting water usage.
