German-Indian joint venture formed in power plant

Modern power plants of Hitachi Power Europe and BGR Energy Systems slake the thirst for energy of the subcontinent (with picture)
Modern, low-emission coal-fired power plants of Hitachi Power Europe reach efficiencies of up to 46% of them among the most modern of its kind photo: DIRK BANNERT. The use of this picture is free for editorial purposes. Published, please indicate source: "obs / Hitachi Power Europe GmbH" Preview Details Save
Modern, low-emission coal-fired power plants of Hitachi Power Europe ... Modern, low-emission coal-fired power plants of Hitachi Power Europe reach efficiencies of up to 46% of them among the most modern of its kind
Modern, low-emission coal-fired power plants of Hitachi Power Europe ...




Duisburg / Chennai (ots) - The power plant Hitachi Power Europe GmbH (HPE) creates a further foothold in a growing market: The company is now in Chennai, India, to form a joint venture with BGR Energy Systems Ltd. (BGR) was inevitable. HPE and the Indian industrial group, will jointly build a highly efficient utility steam generators ("Shell") for coal-fired power plants and operate. By 2012, in Tamil Nadu created a production facility to be built in the year up to four steam generators. With this cooperation, both partners want from the rapidly growing market for new power plants will benefit in the subcontinent: India will double in the near future, its capacity to generate power more than for the most part, relying on low-emission fossil fuel power plants. Renewable energy can not meet the additional needs, are also too expensive and not reliably available. The joint venture was signed on 6 August 2010 from the Chairman and CEO of Hitachi Power Europe, Klaus Dieter Rennert and BGR Energy Systems, BG Raghupathy. "With BGR Energy Systems, we have found an excellent partner for us to establish our technology in the Indian power plant market," said Klaus Dieter Rennert. Hitachi Power Europe enjoys as an energy plant has more than 100 years of experience in large steam generators and is a leading technology provider and market leader in Europe and South Africa. BGR Energy, based in Chennai deliver, as established contractor the necessary market access and the local know-how for the Indian power plant market.
In the joint undertaking "BGR Boilers Private Ltd". Hitachi Power Europe holds 30% of the shares, 70% were of BGR Energy Systems Ltd. accepted. By the year 2012 will be built in Tamil Nadu a utility steam production for the 660-1000 MW class. Once fully operational, the plant annually deliver up to four high-efficiency steam generators (a total of approximately 3,000 MW). In fiscal year 2017, nearly 2,100 qualified employees to work in the factory in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Already take part in joint BGR and HPE as a general contractor in several tenders for the construction of new coal-fired power plants on the subcontinent.
Modern coal power plants, for the HPE supplies in Germany and abroad, including utility steam reach efficiencies of up to 46% of them among the most modern of its kind (for comparison, the average efficiency worldwide is 30% in the EU around 38% ). Such high efficiencies are achieved through the use of so-called "supercritical" steam generator (more than 300 bar steam pressure, steam temperature about 600 degrees Celsius). Such supercritical steam generators are built in the joint venture of HPE and BGR in India. Power plants with higher efficiency require less fuel to produce the same amount of electricity, thus, emissions - especially CO2 - significantly reduced and valuable resources (fuel) spared.
Hitachi Power Europe already produces in its subsidiaries and affiliates in Germany and abroad, major power plant components (such as pressure parts, coal mill / burner, steel structures) and can be accessed from the Hitachi-group on efficient steam turbines. HPE is currently building 12 steam generators for two power plants in South Africa. As the South African coal very similar properties (calorific value, ash content, etc.) as has the Indian coal, Hitachi Power Europe to build on experience and proven products to fall back as they come on the Cape used.
The new joint venture for the manufacture of large steam generators to make the German power plant not only independent in production, said Klaus Dieter Rennert. "The cooperation also ensures the jobs of colleagues in Germany in the coming years." In addition to this joint venture for steam generators at the same time was a further agreement between BGR and the UHP's parent company, Hitachi, Ltd.., Signed for the manufacture of steam turbines for coal-fired power plants. This Hitachi Power Europe are, Hitachi, Ltd.. And BGR in a position to provide a general contractor (EPC contractor) all major components of a power plant - from utility steam on turbine / generator to the environmental - and to put into operation.
The Indian power sector, due to its size and the enormous demand for new buildings in the future great opportunities for HPE. Currently, the subcontinent has a population of about 1.2 billion people over about 160,000 MW of installed generating capacity (compared to EU 27: about 500 million people, approximately 820 000 MW) and two-thirds of the needed electricity supply fossil fuel power plants. Until 2017, the total needed to rise to over 330,000 MW.