(a) whether the Government has any alternative source of environment friendly fuel to replace the pollution causing generators being used at present;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) if not, the reasons therefor;
(d) whether there is any proposal to use CNG or LPG in generators to make it environment friendly; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)
(a) to (e) While there are gensets available which are driven by alternative fuels like LPG or Natural Gas, there is no proposal before Government to promote the use of such gensets. Further,Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate change has notified noise and emission limit of generator sets driven by
1) Dedicated Natural Gas or LPG
2) Petrol and Natural Gas or Petrol with LPG
3) Diesel with Natural Gas or Diesel with LPG
vide GSR 281 (E) dated 7th march 2016 of this Ministry.
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