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Can anybody give any idea about whether EIA is required for a 5 mwh diesel generator in a township project within 9 kilometers of an international border? Who will deal with the matter State PCB or MoEF? What is the rule?

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I think MoEF......since the buffer zone is coming as in international border, but as per law for 5 mwh diesel generator in a township project state pollution control is good enough...so first try in state pollution control board since your project is coming in B category.

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vinayak

My question is that is EIA at all required for a 5 mwh diesel set?  Is a 5 mwh set equivalent to a 5mwh thermal power plant?

I am not sure the regulations in India regarding the requirement of EIA. But the emissions from Diesel Generators vary depending on the the age of the engine. Even if its new hopefully at least Tier II emission levels as per US Standards - the emissions will be approx. 75 lbs/hr of NOx and there will be a formaldehyde emissions. If you do modelling the Cancer Risk will be about 150 in a million and you will not be able to install the engine in US at that high risk.

 

Need more details - I can solve the problem. Need the height of the stacks, surrounding building heights, met data, engine spec sheets etc.

yes, a 5 MW diesel fueled generation is considered a thermal power plant under category B1. and so i think it will be treated as category A project. For further reference, you can see the project 1(d) under the Schedule of EIA notification 2006.

Hope it helps.

Love Goyal

Environmental Clearance is required under EPA 1986 & EIA notification,2006 & its subsequent amendments.This matter is dealt by state appraisal committees (SEAC)

The 5 MW Power plant required EIA Study and its goes to the State Levels ...........i have done such type of project ..........

well, as 'general conditions' on it, and it lies in 10 km range of international boundary, it should go to center under category A.

Thank you all who has responded to my question. 

If a 5 MW DG Set (Taking all DG Sets together) is a Category B Project which requires EIA and A is General Conditions apply, then any Building Project and Township Project should be cleared by EIA with Public Hearing not Form 1 and Form 1A as Thermal Power Plant is more grossly polluting than a Building or Township Project. And no red category industry (specially Thermal Power Plants) is allowed within any metropolitan area. In that case, even a small DG Set should not be allowed, as it is a Thermal Power Plant. 

When I searched for the definition of Thermal Power Plant, it says, steam should be generated. Where is steam generated in a DG Set?

<Sayantani> you may refer to  the project 1(d) under the Schedule of EIA notification 2006 as mentioned by Mr. Love Goyal.

Sl. No. 1(d) specifically talks about Thermal Power Plants only. It reads 1(d) : Thermal Power Plants.

Thats why the question, is a DG Set, a Thermal Power Plant??

read its third column which lists condition for it being in category B. There, its given in the bracket that diesel fueled are counted under it as well for a capacity greater than or equal to 5 MW.
Hence, yes it is in the given case.

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