EAC environmental clearance

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Ministry of Environment has deferred the proposal of National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) to expand its Captive Power Plant in Angul, Odisha. At its meeting on April 8, the committee declined to grant Terms of Reference (ToR), the initial stage of environmental clearance. The proposed project involves adding four units of 270 MW each to the existing 1,200 MW facility in Banarpal Block, increasing total capacity to 2,280…