[ecis2016.org] New coal power plants in close proximity to heavily polluted regions like Delhi-NCR, will pose a health risk to millions and the authorities should, instead, focus on sources of renewable energy which are cheaper, says an analysis by Greenpeace
New coal power plants in regions like Uttar Pradesh, in close proximity to ‘heavily polluted’ Delhi-NCR, are financially ‘risky, unnecessary and pose a health risk to millions’, even as cheaper electricity is available from renewable energy, a Greenpeace India analysis stated, on December 13, 2018. According to an official statement issued by Greenpeace India, the analysis focuses on the 1,320-megawatt Khurja super thermal power project (STP) in Bulandshahr of Uttar Pradesh.
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“The analysis shows that the dramatic reduction in the cost of renewable energy – solar, wind or solar-wind hybrid projects – will not only offer cheaper, cleaner electricity to the region, but also be more financially secure for the project promoters and investors, as opposed to building a new coal-fired plant,” it said. It said that using the land footprint of the Khurja super thermal power plant as an example, the analysis looks at what a solar plant of the size and scale of the Khurja STP would entail, vis-à-vis parameters such as investment required, job growth, return on equity, electricity generation and avoided pollution.
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