The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, (MoEFCC) on September 29, 2023, issued a notification regarding the Regulated operations of Diesel Generator (DG) sets in NCR
The following has been stated namely: -
• The revised Schedule for regulated operations of DG sets (only as a backup against regular power supply failures) across all sectors in the NCR including Industrial, Commercial, Residential, and Office establishments, etc has been attached as a table
• It states that the schedule further eases out the means of implementation and addresses practical difficulties and techno-commercial concerns of various stakeholders and thus the revised schedule for regulation of DG sets would be in force in the entire NCR with effect from October 01, 2023.
• It states that the Commission, as a one-time exception, has permitted DG Sets for all capacity ranges to be run only for emergency services in the NCR, as listed below, even under periods of restrictions under the GRAP, only up to December 31, 2023, namely: -
(i) Elevators / Escalators / Travellators etc. in various installations (Subject to the DG set operation being purely limited to operation of elevators/escalators/travellators etc. and not for any other activities of commercial entities / residential societies)
(ii) Medical Services (Hospital/Nursing Home/Health care facilities) including units involved in manufacturing of life-saving medical equipment/devices, drugs, and medicines.
(iii) Railway Services / Railway Stations.
(iv) Metro Rail & MRTS Services, including trains and stations.
(v) Airports and Inter-State Bus Terminals (ISBTs).
(vi) Sewage Treatment Plants.
(vii) Water pumping Stations.
(viii)Projects of national security, defense & of national importance.
(ix) Telecommunications and IT/ data services.
• It further states that Appropriate emission control mechanisms are also required to be put in place in respect of DG sets being used for emergency services, to avoid action under the relevant provisions of laws/rules/regulations/directions, etc.
[Press Release ID 1962141]
