New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) GE Power India has won two ordersworth of Rs 327.5 crore from Doosan Power Systems India Pvt(DPSI) to supply ambient air quality control systems to beinstalled at power plants.
"... awarded two contracts by DPSI to supply ambient airquality control systems for Jawaharpur and Obra C power plantsoperated by Jawaharpur Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (JVUNL) andUttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (UPRVUNL),respectively," a company statement said.
According to the statement, the deal worth Rs 327.5 croremillion (USD 49.2 million) includes four electrostaticprecipitators (ESPs) that can remove particulate matter andhelp meet India's ambient air quality regulation standards.
It said GE Power is also supplying super critical steamturbines for the same projects, which are being executedby DPSI on EPC (engineering, procurement and construction)basis.
Once operational, these plants together will produce2,640 mw, potentially powering nearly 16 million Indian homes.
The technology is expected to bring down the emission ofparticulate matters below the mandated level under the newenvironmental guidelines.
On the significance of the project, Jeong Tae Song, MD(marketing) DPSI said: "GE has been a trusted technologypartner and we hope to set an industry benchmark in emissioncontrol of thermal plants."Andrew DeLeone, MD, GE Power India, hoped that theseprojects and their performance will be a model for other powerplants to follow.
GE has a strong local team working on its extensiveportfolio of air quality control systems.
Globally, GE Steam Power Systems has the broadestportfolio of air quality control systems with more than 90years of experience.
Today, GE has 500 gw of air quality control systems inoperation around the world and its technology can be appliedto new power plants or can be retrofitted to existing ones.
PTI KKSARD.
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