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NTPC, MIDHANI sign research & development MoU

India Coal Market Watch

December 22: NTPC Ltd and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) have signed an umbrella memorandum of understanding (MoU) for research and development in the areas of mutual interest, mainly materials and components development critical to existing power plants. 

Under this MoU, joint R&D projects will be taken up for development and testing of wear- resistant, erosion-resistant and corrosion-resistant components for performance improvement and increased product life-cycle.    

In June 2015, MIDHANI also signed a similar MoU with SAIL.

The MoU was signed by R K Srivastava, Executive Director, NTPC-NETRA, and B G Raj, Director, Finance, MIDHANI, in the presence of Dr D K Likhi, CMD, MIDHANI and other senior officials of NTPC and MIDHANI.