KBL partners with Tata Power

With this, 10.5 million litres of water will be circulated with the help of KBL's 10 concrete volute pump sets every minute

Fluid management company Kirloskar Brothers has collaborated with Tata Power to install circulating water pumping system for its Mundra ultra modern power plant (UMPP). With this, 10.5 million litres of water is circulated with the help of KBL’s 10 concrete volute pump sets every minute.

Coastal Gujarat Power Limited (CGPL), Tata Power’s wholly-owned subsidiary, which has implemented the 4000 MW UMPP requires massive amounts of water to condense the heat generated in the production of power. Commenting on this, Ravindra Ulangwar, associate vice president and head - power sector, KBL said, “The Mundra UMPP is India’s first and most energy efficient coal-based thermal power plant using super critical technology to create lower greenhouse gas emissions and its main power generation equipment is sourced from Japan and Korea.

” According to Ulangwar,  the pumping system is designed to take care of large fluctuations in the sea water level due to tidal variations. The motors are installed above the high tide level whereas pumps are installed in such a way that enough submergence is available during low tide levels. The Mundra UMPP will meet 2 per cent of India’s power needs and 16 million domestic, industrial and agricultural consumers in Gujarat.