Last Updated: 04 Oct 2023
As per the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) report, industries contributed 9.9%-13.7% to air pollution in the national capital between October 24 and November 8 2021[1]
Delhi has the most stringent list of prohibited fuels in the country
All 1627 industrial units spread across 50 industrial areas in Delhi were identified & successfully switched over to Piped Natural Gas (PNG) and also confirmed in a re-inspection[2][1:1]
¶ Implementation
- Hydrogen fuel-cell buses likely to be tested in Delhi later in 2023 [3]
- In 2020, the Delhi government tested 50 hydrogen-powered CNG buses — but is unlikely to scale up the projects as the buses did not significantly reduce pollution [3:1]
- A landmark judgment in 1998 saw a complete transition to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for all buses, taxis and auto-rickshaws in Delhi
References:
https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/oil-and-gas/all-industrial-units-in-delhi-have-switched-to-clean-fuels-report/88268448 ↩︎ ↩︎
https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/oil-and-gas/delhi-png-fuel-to-be-made-available-in-all-identified-industrial-units/80680204 ↩︎
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/hydrogen-fuel-cell-buses-likely-to-be-tested-in-delhi-later-this-year/article67054236.ece ↩︎ ↩︎
