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By Our Special Correspondent
BANGALORE, FEB. 8. Manufacturers of diesel power generator sets, commonly called gensets, are anxious about their future. According to sources in the industry, a recent notification from the Central Pollution Control Board (CRCB) will make it difficult for most of them to carry on their business.
Notification
The notification cites the move by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests revising permissible noise levels for gensets. Those with a power output of up to 1,000 kVA, manufactured or imported after January 1, 2005 have to comply with a noise limit of 75 decibels at one metre and more importantly, have to be provided with an integral acoustic enclosure. Most genset makers fabricate and fit the acoustic enclosures to reduce noise at the site where the generators are installed.
Test
The enclosures have now to be tested and approved by government agencies at the point of manufacture and only a handful of manufacturers, concentrated in North India, have such facilities, according to sources in the industry. Only four manufacturers are located here and they make about 2,500 sets annually.
KSPCB certification
"The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) certifies us and we see no reason for this new stipulation, which places us at a disadvantage. The electrical inspectors are also testing the gensets for safety," the sources said. "We are constantly trying to bring down the noise level to meet customers' demands and the latest move will be like giving a monopoly to a handful of manufacturers located in and around New Delhi," they added. Gensets are today a must in most large buildings in Bangalore. Hotels, hospitals, commercial complexes and industries of all kinds depend on them because of frequent power cuts. Most new apartments have them so that lifts can be operated when there is a power breakdown. Many ATMs have them too. The manufacturers here provide direct and indirect employment to many. Besides those employed at the manufacturing level, there are genset operators, those who install and service them and those who provide components. "All these jobs may now be jeopardised," the sources said.
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