Nearly 540 power plant units were required by 2026 to install flue-gas desulphurization (FGD) systems that remove sulphur from the plants' exhaust gases but only about 8% have done so, including those run by state-run NTPC and privately held JSW Power.
The government previously said expensive foreign technology and manpower were some of the hurdles in achieving the target. But with cities such as New Delhi and Kanpur some of the most polluted in the world, the government is under pressure to reduce the impact of the sectors' emissions.
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