Public comments invited on the draft “Environment (Protection) first Amendment Rules, 2022”; proposes new emission norms for DG sets and its engine technologies used for generating power

The Environment Ministry has proposed a draft of the “Environment (Protection) first Amendment Rules, 2022”. Objections or suggestions to the draft Notification, if any, may be addressed to the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi-110003, or send it to the e-mail address: sundeep.2040@nic.in and sonu.singh@gov.in. by 19th April, 2022.

The rules are introduced as the regulation on emission from DG sets requires to be improvised considering availability of cleaner fuel quality (BS-VI) and engine technologies.

Emission limits for following new engines, used for power generating, set applications up to 800 kW Gross Mechanical Power:

• Diesel engines
• Engines based on dedicated alternate fuels
• Engines based on Bi-fuels run either on Gasoline or on any one of the alternate fuels
• Engines based on Dual Fuel run on Diesel and any of the alternate fuels
• Portable Generator sets (PI engines below 19kW and up to 800 cc displacement) run on Gasoline fuel, dedicated alternate fuels and Bi-fuel run either on Gasoline or on any one of the alternate fuels.

Key Highlights:

General Conditions

Applicability: These conditions shall apply to all new engines for power generation application and products manufactured, assembled or, imported to India, operating at constant or variable speed as the case may be.

Exception:

1. Any engine or, product, assembled or manufactured or imported, as the case may be, for the purpose of export outside India, or;
2. Any engine or product intended for the purpose of sample limited to four in number and to be exported back within six months of completing the sample testing, and not for sale in India.
3. Any engine or product, assembled or manufactured or imported, as the case may be, for the purpose of research & Development testing which shall be scraped or re-exported.

Requirement of certification: For sale in India; every domestic manufacturer, importer or, assembler (hereinafter referred to as manufacturer);

a. of engines for power generation up to 800 kW and engine displacement > 800 cc. b. of portable gensets up to 19 kW and engine displacement up to 800 cc. shall obtain Type Approval from authorised certifying agency and also comply with Conformity of Production (CoP) test of their product(s) for the emission limits which shall be valid for the next CoP year or, the date of implementation of the revised norms specified above, whichever is earlier.

Authorised Agencies for giving certificates of Type Approval and Conformity of Production for engines and gensets for power generation application: –

(a) Automotive Research Association of India, Pune (Maharashtra);

(b) International Centre for Automotive Technology, Manesar (Haryana); and

(c) Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) shall be the nodal agency for implementation of these rules. In case of any dispute or difficulty in implementation of these rules, the matter shall be referred to the nodal agency. Sale, import or use of engine or product not complying with these rules: No person shall sell, import or use an engine and genset for power generation application which is not having a valid Type Approval certificate and certificate of CoP

No person shall sell, import or use an engine and genset for power generation application which is not having a valid Type Approval certificate and certificate of CoP

Requirement of conformance labelling, Safety code of practices for alternate fuels, Fuel system components certification for alternate fuels, shall be as defined in “System and Procedure for Compliance to Emission Limits for Power Generating Set Applications” and as amended from time to time.

Engine components or parts identification: All the details of engine components or parts responsible for the emission performance shall be clearly marked in English language

Transition provisions for Gensets and Genset Engines manufactured as per CPCB-II norms shall be as defined as follows:

a. Last date for manufacturing of CPCB II engine system shall be 31st July 2023.

b. Last date of manufacturing of gensets with CPCB II engine system shall be 31st December 2023.

c. Last date of manufacturing of PI Gensets based on GSE 535 ( E) dated 07.08.2013 shall be 31st August 2023.

Note: Alternate Fuel here is as defined in ―System and Procedure for Compliance to Emission Limits for Power Generating Set Applications.

A copy of the Notification is linked below for ease of reference.

Source: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change