Section 96 in The Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986

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Section 96 in The Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986

96. [ [Inserted by G.S.R. 489(E), dated 9.7.2002 (w.e.f. 11.7.2002).] Emission Standards for Diesel Engines (Engine rating more than 0.8 MW (800 KW) for Power Plant, Generator Set Applications and other Requirements.] [Inserted by G.S.R. 640(E), dated 16.10.2006 (w.e.f. 16.10.2006).]

TABLE

Parameter	Area Category	Total engine rating of the plant (includes existing as well as new generator sets)	Generator sets commissioning date
			Before 1-7-2003	Between 1-7-2003 and 1-7-2005	On or after 1-7-2005
NOx(as NO2) (at 15% 02), dry basis, in ppmv	A	Upto 75 MW	1100	970	710
	B	Upto 150 MW
	A	More than 75 MW	1100	710	360
	B	More than 150 MW
NMHC (as C) (at 15% O2), mg/Nm3	Both A and B		150	100
PM (at 15% 02), mg/Nm3	Diesel Fuels-HSD and LDO	Both A and B	75	75
	Furnace Oils-LSHS and FO	Both A and B	150	100
CO (at 15% O2), mg/Nm3Both A and B	150	150
Sulphurcontent in fuel	A	2%
	B	4%
Fuel specification	For A only	Upto5 MW	Only Diesel Fuels (HSD, LDO) shall be used.
Stack height (for generator sets commissioned after 1-7-2003)	Stack height shall be maximum of the following, in metre:
(i) 14 Q0.3, Q=Total SO2emission from the plant in kg /hr.
(ii) Minimum 6 m. above the building where generator set is installed,
(iii) 30 m.

Note.-
1. Acronyms used:
MW .	Mega (106) Watt	FO	Furnace Oil
NOx	Oxides of Nitrogen	HSD	High Speed Diesel
NO2	Nitrogen Dioxide	LDO	Light Diesel Oil
O2	Oxygen	LSHS	LowSulphurHeavy Stock
NMHC	Non-Methane Hydrocarbon	kPa	Kilo Pascal
C	Carbon	mm	Milli(10-3) metre
PM	Particulate Matter	kg/hr	Kilo (103) gram per hour
CO	Carbon Monoxide	mg/Nm3	Milli(10-3) gram per normal metre cubic
SO2ppmv	SulphurDioxide part per million (106) by volume