Decree 13 establishing emission standards for thermoelectric plants

This decree aims at providing norms and limits on air pollutants for power generation installations. 
The maximum emission limits for existing installations were: 

• Solid fuels: SO2 to 400 mg/Nm3 // NOx to 500 mg/Nm3 // PM to 50 mg/Nm3. 
• Liquid fuels: SO2 to 30 mg/Nm3 // NOx to 200 mg/Nm3 // PM to 30 mg/Nm3.
• Gas: NOx to 50 mg/Nm3. 

The maximum emission limits for new installations are: 

• Solid fuels: SO2 to 200 mg/Nm3 // NOx to 200 mg/Nm3 // PM to 30 mg/Nm3. 
• Liquid fuels: SO2 to 10 mg/Nm3 // NOx to 120 mg/Nm3 // PM to 30 mg/Nm3.
• Gas: NOx to 50 mg/Nm3. 

Emissions for mercury for existing and new emission sources that use coal or petcoke are limited to 0.1 mg/Nm3. 

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