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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.

 

Source: http://www.pennenergy.com/