GE Power India (GEPIL) has secured three separate orders worth Rs 125 crore (USD 16.54 million) for upgrade of the coal-fired power plants equipment from STEAG Energy (for Vedanta), Tata Power and JSW Steel.
All the major components like pressure parts for upgrades for all the three projects will be manufactured in India at GEPIL's factory located at Durgapur in West Bengal.
The order from STEAG Energy Services (India) is for complete replacement of economiser zone tube bank for two units of 600 MW Chinese-make boilers for the end customer, Vedanta's Jharsuguda power plant in Odisha.
This upgrade is part of the overall renovation programme to make the boiler system more efficient and reliable.
STEAG is engaged as the operation and maintenance (O&M) contractor at four x 600 MW power plant, and there is a need to restore the integrity of the boilers to ensure safe and reliable power for the smelter.
Tata Power will implement a combustion modification system for their existing Indian make boilers along with advanced firing system equipment to meet the nitrous oxide (NOx) emission norms for their Jojobera plant at Jharkhand.
The upgrade will reduce NOx emissions to well below 450 mg per Nm3, helping the customer conform to India's emission norms laid by the Environment Pollution Control Board.
JSW Steel's Bellary plant in Karnataka plans to enhance the capacity of their existing Indian make coal mills with the latest GE mill technology.
The upgrade will increase mill output to ensure better coal injection rate to the furnace with improved reliability and availability.
Post upgrade, JSW will also have the benefit of spares optimisation as similar mills are already in operation at site.
