The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on March 05, 2024, issued the Guidelines for Promoting Community Boiler for Cluster of Small-Scale Industries.
The following guidelines has been stated:
• For new industrial clusters, Town Planning Department/Industrial Estate Development Department of the State/UT should plan for Community boilers as part of the utility sector for an industrial area in their respective development plan. The concerned department should allot requisite land for such infrastructure during initial development phase of the area.
• For existing industrial clusters, concerned SPCB/PCC in collaboration with industrial association should carry out a feasibility study in terms of identification of cluster(s), availability of land for establishment of “Community boiler” and capacity & no. of community boilers required to be installed in their State/UT.
• An Industrial Cluster Level Committee led by the Industrial Development Department and comprising of representatives from SPCB/PCC, Boiler Directorate and Industries/Industrial Association should be constituted to install community boiler, review the progress of project (pre-commissioning and post-commissioning phases) at regular intervals and financial assistance for such projects.
• Community boiler shall comply with the emission norms for boilers notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India.
• Community boilers shall use only approved fuels prescribed by SPCBs/PCCs in their consent and be encouraged to use environment friendly fuels such as refuse-derived fuel (RDF), bio-mass briquettes/pellets, PNG, etc.
