# Directive (EU) 2015/2193 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from medium combustion plants (Text with EEA relevance), Part 2: Emission limit values for new medium combustion plants

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Table 1
Emission limit values (mg/Nm3) for new medium combustion plants other than engines and gas turbines
The value does not apply in the case of plants firing exclusively woody solid biomass.
Until 1 January 2025, 1 700 mg/Nm3 in the case of plants which are part of SIS or MIS.
400 mg/Nm3 in the case of low calorific gases from coke ovens, and 200 mg/Nm3 in the case of low calorific gases from blast furnaces, in the iron and steel industry.
100 mg/Nm3 in the case of biogas.
500 mg/Nm3 in the case of plants with a total rated thermal input equal to or greater than 1 MW and less than or equal to 5 MW.
Until 1 January 2025, 450 mg/Nm3 when firing heavy fuel oil containing between 0,2 % and 0,3 % N and 360 mg/Nm3 when firing heavy fuel oil containing less than 0,2 % N in the case of plants which are part of SIS or MIS.
50 mg/Nm3 in the case of plants with a total rated thermal input equal to or greater than 1 MW and less than or equal to 5 MW; 30 mg/Nm3 in the case of plants with a total rated thermal input greater than 5 MW and less than or equal to 20 MW.
50 mg/Nm3 in the case of plants with a total rated thermal input equal to or greater than 1 MW and less than or equal to 5 MW.
Pollutant
Solid biomass
Other solid fuels
Gas oil
Liquid fuels other than gas oil
Natural gas
Gaseous fuels other than natural gas
SO2
200
400
—
350
—
35
NOx
300
300
200
300
100
200
Dust
20
20
—
20
—
—
Table 2
Emission limit values (mg/Nm3) for new engines and gas turbines
Until 1 January 2025, 590 mg/Nm3 for diesel engines which are part of SIS or MIS.
40 mg/Nm3 in the case of biogas.
Engines running between 500 and 1 500 hours per year may be exempted from compliance with those emission limit values if they are applying primary measures to limit NOx emissions and meet the emission limit values set out in footnote (4).
Until 1 January 2025 in SIS and MIS, 1 850 mg/Nm3 for dual fuel engines in liquid mode and 380 mg/Nm3 in gas mode; 1 300 mg/Nm3 for diesel engines with ≤ 1 200 rpm with a total rated thermal input less than or equal to 20 MW and 1 850 mg/Nm3 for diesel engines with a total rated thermal input greater than 20 MW; 750 mg/Nm3 for diesel engines with > 1 200 rpm.
225 mg/Nm3 for dual fuel engines in liquid mode.
225 mg/Nm3 for diesel engines with a total rated thermal input less than or equal to 20 MW with ≤ 1 200 rpm.
190 mg/Nm3 for dual fuel engines in gas mode.
These emission limit values are only applicable above 70 % load.
Until 1 January 2025, 550 mg/Nm3 for plants which are part of SIS or MIS.
Until 1 January 2025, 75 mg/Nm3 for diesel engines which are part of SIS or MIS.
20 mg/Nm3 in the case of plants with a total rated thermal input equal to or greater than 1 MW and less than or equal to 5 MW.
Pollutant
Type of medium combustion plant
Gas oil
Liquid fuels other than gas oil
Natural gas
Gaseous fuels other than natural gas
SO2
Engines and gas turbines
—
120
—
15
NOx
Engines
190
190
95
190
Gas turbines
75
75
50
75
Dust
Engines and gas turbines
—
10
—
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2015/2193/annex/II/part/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2015-2193/annex-II/part-2
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.