REALITY CHECK

NO NEW GREENFIELD COAL-FIRED PROJECTS TILL 2022

OVER 21 GW PRIVATE SECTOR COAL-BASED CAPACITY UNDER STRESS

ANOTHER 35 GW CAPACITY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IS LAGGING DUE TO VARIOUS ISSUES

BTG INDUSTRY EXPECTS ONLY 7-8 GW OF COALBASED POWER PROJECTS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS

` 5,000 CRORE REQUIRED FOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT (FLUE GAS DESULFURISATION, OR FGD, AND SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION, OR SCR)

NTPC AND OTHER STATE UTILITIES TO RETIRE 19 GW OF OLD AND INEFFICIENT COAL-BASED POWER PLANTS