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India's Eased Pollution Norms Favor Consumers, Power Lobby Says
India's relaxed norms on sulfur dioxide emissions from power plants will favor consumers, avoiding higher electricity prices due to increased equipment costs, according to the Association of Power Producers.
The environment ministry eased its decade-old guidelines for the installation of filters that would remove sulfur from coal-fired plants' emissions, exempting nearly 167 gigawatts of coal-fired capacity, or 78% of the total fleet.
