Thermax and Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. (B&W PGG), USA, have recently signed a technical transfer licence agreement that grants Thermax the right to engineer, manufacture and sell sub-critical B&W Radiant utility boilers in India.According to an official release issued by Thermax to the BSE today, the boilers will be used to generate steam in thermal power plants, primarily owned by independent power producers. The units can be designed to fire a variety of fossil fuels including pulverised coal, fuel oil, natural gas and synthesis gases such as blast furnace gas and coke oven gas. Through this agreement, which covers a period of 15 years and boilers up to 800 Mw in size, the company plans to begin engineering and production of the units at its new manufacturing facility in Gujarat."We are very happy to source this technology from Babcock & Wilcox," said M S Unnikrishnan, MD, Thermax."The Babcock & Wilcox name stands for quality and reliability. These are critical factors in India, and we are proud to work closely with this global leader," he added.
