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 […]
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 […]
Water is used by thermal power plants (TPPs) for a variety of purposes including process cooling in condensers, ash disposal, heat removal from plant auxiliaries, and several other plant consumptive applications. Make-up water for cooling […]
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 […]
Thermal power plants (TPPs), especially coal-based power plants, are among the largest industrial water consumers. According to a study by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), TPPs are responsible for nearly 88 per cent of […]
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 […]
With the tightening of emission control regulations, a flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems have become a must-have technology to capture sulphur oxide (SOx) emissions. Water is required for various processes in an FGD plant, including […]
Indian coal has high ash content, in the range of 30-45 per cent. Therefore, a lot of ash is generated by thermal power plants (TPPs) using domestic coal. Water is utilised for transferring the ash […]
One of the top priorities for thermal power plant (TPP) developers is to comply with the tightened emission norms notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in December 2015. The overall […]
Since the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) notified new emission norms for thermal power plants (TPPs) in December 2015, gencos have been chalking out a number of strategies to ensure that their […]
Flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) technology is utilised in thermal power plants (TPPs) to treat emissions and prevent sulphur dioxide (SO2) from being emitted into the atmosphere. These FGD units eliminate SO2 emissions with an efficiency […]
The thermal power sector in India has been investing heavily in flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) technologies. The government’s requirement to limit sulphur oxide (SOX) emissions from thermal power plants (TPPs) by installing FGD systems is […]
Coal-based thermal power plants (TPPs) generate a large portion of the greenhouse gas emissions in the country, thereby contributing to pollution and diminished air quality. In TPPs, the combustion process converts some of the nitrogen […]
Coal-based power is the mainstay of the Indian electricity sector, accounting for 55 per cent of the installed power capacity. However, Indian coal has a high ash content of 30-45 per cent, resulting in huge […]
Ash handling technologies help in collecting, conveying, storing and loading different types of residual ash generated by coal-based power plants. The most common types of ash, resulting from the combustion of coal, lignite, wood and […]
The combustion of coal in thermal power plants (TPPs) produces finely divided particles known as fly ash as a by-product. It consists of typically spherical particles of 10-100 microns each. Its primary constituents are oxides […]
Switchgear and substations are critical components of power transmission and distribution (T&D) networks. Switchgear is a combination of devices such as switches, fuses, circuit breakers and relays, which are used to monitor, regulate, control, protect […]
The deployment of digital substations is rapidly gaining traction in the power distribution and transmission segments. Digital substations integrate real-time data into the system, thereby reducing downtime and enhancing diagnostics. They help avoid the cumbersome […]
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