Power Equipment
GE Power India reiterates commitment to local FGD business
GE Power India Ltd (GEPIL), in a stock exchange communication, has reiterated its commitment to the flue-gas desulphurization (FGD) business in India, even as parent company GE has announced that it would exit the new coal business.
One more unit of Barh power plant synchronized to grid
- Sep 28, 2020
NTPC has synchronized to grid one more 660-mw unit of its Barh supercritical power project in Bihar.
BHEL to establish turbine rotor test rig for advanced power plants
- Sep 18, 2020
India may soon manufacture its own super alloy steam turbine rotors for efficient coal based thermal power plants, thanks to a facility being set up by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) to assess low-cycle fatigue effects in rotors required for such power plants.
Triveni Turbine order inflow drops 7pc in FY20
- Jun 15, 2020
Owing largely to a drop in export orders, Triveni Turbine Ltd witnessed a 7 per cent fall in order inflows during FY20.
BHEL commissions first unit of Bhadradri TPS in Telangana
- Jun 10, 2020
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has commissioned a 270-mw unit at the Bhadradri Thermal Power Project in Telangana.
Siemens rolls out 1000th steam turbine from Vadodara plant
- Sep 13, 2019
Siemens has announced a key milestone for its steam turbine factory in Vadodara with the rollout of the 1,000th steam turbine from the factory premise.
GE launches repowering solution for 6B gas turbines
- Sep 14, 2018
GE has launched its repowering solution for 6B gas turbines, helping to save significant amount of fuel costs annually for customers around the world, the company said in a release.
Toshiba to expand Indian hydropower turbine unit
- Aug 31, 2018
TPSC (India) Private Ltd, a wholly-owned Indian subsidiary of Toshiba Plant Systems & Services Corporation in Japan, has announced that it will expand its assembly plant of water turbines for small and medium sized hydroelectric power project.
First supercritical unit at Bhusaval TPS contracted
- Jan 25, 2018
Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd (Mahagenco) has placed an order on Bharat Heavy Electricals for setting up Unit 6 of the Bhusaval thermal power station in Jalgaon district of the western state. BHEL won the order through international competitive bidding.
Sterling Generators aiming big in global HHP genset market
- Jan 22, 2018
Sterling Generators has planned to invest Rs.50-60 crore by 2020 in its Silvassa plant, with a view to improving its market share in the global genset business. The company’s 8-acre facility in Silvassa, one of the largest in Asia, was established in 2006.
Sterling Generators is one of the critical business verticals of the Sterling and Wilson conglomerate, led by Khurshed Daruvala (part of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group). It currently exports about 25 per cent of its diesel gensets due to its robust, global presence. It is also India’s second-largest supplier of HHP (high horse power) diesel gensets.