Generation

GE Power announced that it has been awarded four orders by NTPC to supply and install Wet FGD systems for a combined value of INR 1783 crore (USD 247 million).

Valued at over Rs.7,300 Crore, the order for setting up the 2x660 MW Udangudi TPP has been placed on BHEL by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO).

After a series of successful and comprehensive tests, including on its twin KLT-40 reactor system, the one of its kind floating nuclear power unit (FPU) ‘Akademik Lomonosov’ is ready for commercial operations in Russia.

Recently, in a free-wheeling interaction with Electrical India (EI) team, Dr Vivek Soni, Faculty of Management, PhD & MTech (IIT Delhi), and a Certified Independent Director -MoCA, Govt of India, revealed his observations and expectations from the ongoing developments in the Indian Power Sector. Here is the Part 2 of the interaction; remaining parts will appear in the next issues of EI…

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recently joined with key partners in Indonesia to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore the...

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has obtained two orders for supercritical thermal power plants. The orders are cumulatively valued at over Rs.7,000 Crore. The...

This article identifies areas where installation of instrumentation and controls can bring about energy efficiency, safety and cost reduction in the primary cost components of a coal fired thermal station, viz., coal, fuel oil, water and auxiliary power...  - M Siddhartha Bhatt, N Rajkumar

Generation segment witnessed robust growth led by rising private sector participation.

With successful completion of trial operation by Unit-2 of 660 MW capacity of Tanda Super Thermal Power Station in Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) Stage-II (2...

NTPC Ltd. Has recently signed a supplementary joint venture agreement with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) in New Delhi for development of...

Intelligent power management company Eaton is working with Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to repurpose its retired Bull Run Fossil Plant in Clinton, Tennessee into...

India needs reliable and high quality power supply at all places for its all round growth. As the major portion of our power comes from thermal power plants, where coal is the mostly used fuel, the union government has already taken steps to ensure a smooth supply of coal to all those plants. The government is also working on expanding our transmission capability and modernising the distribution system… -P K Chatterjee

- Presented to you by the - Electrical India Content Team A report presented by the Prescient and Strategic (P&S) Intelligence observed that the global...

Recently through a virtual ceremony, the Union Minister for Heavy Industries, Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey has dedicated India’s first, BHEL-built Coal to Methanol (CTM)...

Nornickel and the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom (Russia) will consider the possibility of setting up low-capacity Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) to supply energy...

As part of the order, GE Power will supply pressure parts equipment for the Patratu project at an order value of USD 52million and to Udangudi thermal power projects at a value of USD 20.4 million, for onshore supply.

Fortum, a Finnish energy company is bringing its proven NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) reduction technology in India un-der the new business ‘Fortum eNext’. As part of this initiative, the company recently organised a seminar in Mum-bai to showcase its innovative global technology and its holistic solutions, with a special focus on offerings for thermal power plants in India. On the sidelines of this event, Juha Suomi, Area Director, Asia, Fortum eNext and Sanjay Aggarwal, Managing Director, Fortum India speak to Subhajit Roy and explain about the company’s roadmap for Indian market. Excerpts:

Besides inclusion of renewable power, JERA is also expecting to achieve 20% use of ammonia at its coal-fired power plants by 2035...

This is the age of energy transition, de-carbonisation is the buzz word, the demolition of coal-based pants in Europe is not a distant memory,...

Under NPCIL-NCC MoU, recently two awareness programmes were conducted at NCC camps in State Forest Training Institute campus, Ranchi and National Institute of Advance...