Alstom to supply environmental control equipment for NTPC’s Vindyachal super thermal power plant

Alstom, the world leader in air quality control systems, has been awarded a contract by NTPC to provide the Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) system for its 500 MW Vindyachal super thermal power plant in Madhya Pradesh, India.  This project will be the first full scope limestone based FGD for a 500 MW plant in India and the fourth FGD project installation for Alstom in the country. The contract is valued at close to €25 million.

The scope of the contract includes delivery of the wet limestone based FGD system for the 1x500 MW pulverised coal-fired boiler unit on full turnkey basis including designing, engineering, manufacturing, testing, civil works, erection and commissioning.

The Central Pollution Control Board’s mandate to improve emission regulations from thermal power plants have prompted thermal power companies in India to adopt measures that include installation of pollution control systems for control of SO2 emissions.

Patrick Ledermann, Managing Director & Vice Chairman, Alstom India, said: “As the first full scope turnkey Lime Stone based FGD project in India, this project will be a benchmark installation in India. The FGD will have SO2 removal efficiency of more than 90% which further reaffirms our commitment towards providing clean power solutions and our growing footprint in air quality control systems.”

Alstom’s FGD system is an effective means of preventing atmospheric pollution and removing sulphur dioxide released from coal-fired power plants. Since 1968, Alstom has installed (or are under construction) more than 360 FGD systems for power plants in different parts of the world, corresponding to a total equivalent capacity of about 140 GW of flue gas desulphurisation. Other installed facilities in India include sea water based systems at Tata Power, JSW Ratnagiri and Adani Mundra.

About Alstom

Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world, provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids. The Group employs 93,000 people in around 100 countries. It had sales of over €20 billion and booked close to €24 billion in orders in 2012/13.

About Alstom in India

Alstom is a global leader in power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure. Present in India since 1911, Alstom has strong capabilities in engineering, manufacturing, project management and supply of products and solutions for infrastructure. Alstom has four R&D centres in India: Transport in Bengaluru, Hydro Global Technology Centre in Vadodara and Grid R&D centres in Hosur & Padappai. It has two engineering centres for Power in Noida and Kolkata and twelve manufacturing units dedicated to: Power - Hydro in Vadodara, Boilers in Durgapur, auxiliary components and air-pre heaters in Shahabad, Steam turbines in Gujarat, Transport at Coimbatore and SriCity and Grid in Padappai, Pallavaram, Hosur, Vadodara, Naini and Noida.

NTPC Ltd to start mining from its captive Pakri Barwadih coal block in Jharkhand

Tripartite Escrow Agreement for NTPC Mine

NTPC signed Tripartite Escrow Agreement with Coal Controller and State Bank of India at Coal Controller's Office, Kolkata recently for its Pakhri Barwadih Mine in Jharkhand. Dr. Sujoy Majumdar from Coal Controller office , Shri Thapar from SBI and Shri R. S. Rathee, General Manager(PB,CB&KD), NTPC signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations. This agreement is a final step to obtain permission for opening a coal mine.

PM dedicates NTPC’s Sipat Thermal Power Plant to the Nation

Giving a boost to the country’s energy generation programme, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today dedicated the state-run NTPC’s Rajiv Gandhi Sipat Super Thermal Power Station in Chhattisgarh to the nation. Dr Singh also laid the foundation stone of the Lara Super Thermal Power Project situated in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district through remote.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Singh said that the coal based power station capable of generating 2980 MW of electricity will not only cater to the demands of Chattisgarh but also adjoining states like Madhya Pradesh and as far as Jammu and Kashmir. In the 11th five year plan, the country achieved a record power generation capacity of about 55000MW which was double the capacity added in the 10th plan period, the Prime Minister said. He also added that in the 12th Plan the Government has set a target of adding over 118000 MW of power generation.

Built at an estimated cost of Rs 13000 crore, NTPC has for the first time used the super critical technology in the Sipat plant. The Ministry of Power is now taking steps to encourage indigenous manufacturing of super critical technology. This is being done by inviting bulk tendering for manufacture of supercritical units. The 800 MW units of Lara thermal plant will be set up with the help of this process. Dr Singh said that in the 13th Plan, thermal plants based on only super critical technologies will be set up.

The Prime Minister disclosed that Advanced Ultra Super Critical Technology is now being developed in the country. He lauded the efforts of NTPC, BHEL and Indira Gandhi Centre for Nuclear Research for working together to develop this technology.

In his welcome address, the Minister of State for Power Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia said that power is central to the growth of any country and capacity addition is doing better year after year in the country. He said that new capacity generation in the year 2012-13 was 23000 MW which is a record. Praising the work done by the National Thermal Power Cooperation (NTPC) Shri Scindia said that it is not only a Maharatna in the country but also in the world. The minister further added that Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojna (RGGVY) under the leadership of the Prime Minister is a visionary plan which will bring light to every village and every household in the country.

Sri Scindia also stated that in the coming years Chhattisgarh will become the country’s electricity hub as the Government is planning to make investment of Rs 62,000 crore in the power sector in the state in various projects of generation, transmission etc.