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Air pollution in India’s capital is at such a dire level that schools have been closed, trains are running late, poor visibility is causing car crashes and life appears to be quite miserable in general.<\/p>\n

New Delhi\u2019s chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, this week described the city as a “gas chamber<\/a>“. While Mr. Kejriwal pointed to burning crop stubble in neighbouring states being the primary culprit, other officials were also putting coal power in their crosshairs.<\/p>\n

“The amount of pollution caused by a coal-based thermal power plant in Delhi in one day is equal to the amount of toxic air caused by vehicles for the entire year,” said<\/a> Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) task force advised the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control Authority) Authority (EPCA) there was a need to take actions listed in the “severe plus category”.<\/p>\n

Particularly severe air pollution events are a recurring problem in Delhi, particularly around this time of the year when cooler air and lighter winds results in pollutants being trapped closer to ground level and taking longer to disperse.<\/p>\n

Last month, Delhi\u2019s Badarpur thermal power plant was shut down ahead of a major festival that sees millions of firecrackers used and air pollution levels spike, and it appears to be still offline – which is probably more than just a small mercy.<\/p>\n

One of the oldest coal fired power stations in operation, Badarpur is also the most polluting power plant in India<\/a>. While only contributing 8% of Delhi’s electricity supply, it’s responsible for 80 to 90% of the city’s particulate matter pollution from the energy sector when operating. The coal-fired clunker is scheduled to be finally closed down permanently in August next year.<\/p>\n

It’s not just the power station using coal in Delhi though – street food vendors and restaurants also burn it for cooking, adding to the pollution load.<\/p>\n

Electricity supply instability in and around the city also contributes to its pollution problems as residents and businesses tend to turn to generators for power.<\/p>\n

According to the recently published Lancet Commission on pollution and health<\/a>, more than 50% of global deaths due to ambient air pollution in 2015 occurred in India and China.<\/p>\n

With regard to coal specifically, it has been reported to be responsible for an estimated 80,000 to 115,000 premature deaths<\/a> in India annually.<\/p>\n

While the greater use of renewables such as solar power form part of the solution to India’s air quality woes, solar too suffers from the effects of coal and other forms of air pollution.<\/p>\n

In April, we reported dust and particulate matter reduces the energy yield<\/a> of solar panels installed in north India by as much 25 % annually. A similar effect was observed in a separate study in parts of China<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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