Impact of coal preparation on the environmental management and economics of power generation in India
- Burns and Roe Services Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- Dept. of Energy, Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Federal Energy Technology Center
Management of air quality and solid waste has become an important environmental and economic issue in India because of increasing demand for additional coal-based generation capacity, especially near urban areas. Major non-coking coal mines, located in the central and eastern India, necessitate transportation of a large amount of high-ash coal (40--50%) over 1,000 km to power plants located near urban areas. Based on projected demand for coal-based generating capacity, it is estimated that, if no control measures are taken now, more than 80 million tonnes of ash will be produced annually near urban areas by 2010. Such a large quantity of ash not only overloads control systems to increase particulate emissions but also requires a large land filling space. Under the Indo-US Coal Preparation Program, the US Department of Energy`s Federal Energy Technology Center (FETC) is coordinating USAID`s coal preparation activities in India for improved power generation. This paper addresses the current activities of this program, effective strategies for coal preparation, and their impact on the economics of power generation, infrastructure, and environmental management.
- OSTI ID:
- 351198
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970677-; TRN: IM9925%%360
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 90. annual meeting and exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, Toronto (Canada), 8-13 Jun 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of 1997 proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association`s 90. annual meeting and exhibition; PB: [7000] p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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