Essar Power has commissioned its first flue gas scrubber at the Essar Power Hazira (EPHL) facility, a company release said.
The scrubber is designed to bring down the sulphur dioxide in flue gas by 25 per cent, going a long way in checking emissions and helping the environment.
Commenting on the milestone Mr. Kush, CEO, Essar Power, said “The commissioning of scrubber has been accomplished despite the challenges we faced due to the pandemic. With the first one completed, we shall surely look at replicating it at other facilities of ours in future.”
The team involved with the project has put in place an innovative approach, wherein the scrubber was optimized as per the coal quality being supplied, and the emission norms targeted. In fact, the project was fast-tracked while maintaining all safety precautions, and executed without a single reportable incident, the release said.
EPHL is part of Essar Power, which is India’s one of the first private sector independent power producer with a power generating capacity of 2,070 mw across four plants in India and Canada. The company also has a 465-km interstate transmission system which spans across three Indian states.
Renewable foray
EPOL recently announced its plan to foray into renewable energy starting with investment of Rs.300 crore in a 90-mw(p) solar PV power plant at Dhatia in Madhya Pradesh. The company’s investments in green hydrogen, renewables and battery storage show a clear focus towards strengthening the sustainability aspects of its portfolio and unconditional commitment towards becoming net zero on carbon emissions by 2030, the release added.
