Pune based Industrial energy solutions provider Thermax has won a Rs 280 crore EPC order for a combined cycle extension power project from a leading Government of India Enterprise in the North East.
The 2 x 24.5 MW project is part of the company’s process of converting its existing gas turbine based power plant into a combined cycle power plant by installing the bottoming cycle (utilising the waste heat from the exhaust of the gas turbine to generate additional power).
Scope of work for Thermax includes design, engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning of the project on a turnkey basis.
The supply of equipment includes four heat recovery steam generators (HRSG’s) and two steam turbine generators (STG) complete with all auxiliaries and accessories, and is scheduled to be completed within 25 months.
Commenting on this, MS Unnikrishnan, MD & CEO, Thermax Ltd said, “This order reinforces Thermax’s successful track record in EPC power projects and our leadership in building and commissioning captive power plants for industry.”
Till date, Thermax has contracted over 72 power projects on turnkey basis based on various fuels including domestic and imported coal, washery rejects, petcoke, waste heat from various processes, renewable energy including biomass and solar, waste gases, naptha and natural gas.