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New Lease of Life
The renovation and modernisation (R&M) and life extension (LE) of a TPP is a cost-effective way of generating additional power from the existing units at a lower cost and in less time. The R&M of […]
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Ensuring Compliance
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the new emission norms for air and water consumption in December 2015. For thermal power plants (TPPs), these norms imply significant investments in emission reduction technologies […]
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Towards Cleaner Coal: Technology trends shaping the BTG market
Coal-based power generation accounts for over 67 per cent of the overall power generation in the country. Therefore, limiting emissions from coal-based power generation is a huge challenge and a number of steps are being taken […]
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Emerging Opportunities: BTG tendering pipeline shows signs of revival
The Indian boiler, turbine and generator (BTG) industry has been grappling with the challenges of under-utilisation of manufacturing capacity and a shrinking order pipeline from thermal power plants (TPPs) in view of the shifting focus of […]
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Adapting to Change: Significant opportunities in the BTG industry, despite challenges
The power sector is reeling under the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The domestic boiler, turbine and generator (BTG) industry was already grappling with the challenges of under-utilisation and a shrinking order pipeline from thermal power […]
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Focus on Flexibilisation: Costs, challenges and the need for regulatory intervention
The total renewable energy capacity in India has crossed 100 GW and accounts for about 24 per cent of the overall installed capacity. The share of renewables in the total power generation mix is low […]
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Technology Reboot: Digitalisation strategies for TPPs
Changes are taking place in the power sector at a fast pace. The country is nearly power surplus, renewables are growing manyfold, coal-based power plants are gearing up to meet flexilibilsation needs, battery costs are […]
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O&M Strategies: Tools, techniques and best practices to maintain plant health
The operations and maintenance (O&M) of thermal power plants (TPPs) is critical to guarantee that they operate efficiently and without interruption. Adopting effective O&M methods has become essential in the coal-based power generating segment, given […]