Emerson Process Management (EPM), an outfit of the US-based technology and engineering company Emerson, stated that it had successfully completed the automation package for the NTPC Simhadri Stage-II 2x500 Mw super-thermal power project.
Located near Visakhapatnam, the unit is NTPC’s first coastal-based, coal-fired thermal power project.
The facility will use Emerson’s distributed control system, Ovation, to monitor and control various plant areas and help to ensure that the plant operates efficiently and reliably.
As part of the automation package, Emerson installed more than 50 Ovation controllers and multiple workstations across various power plant areas, which will manage approximately 30,000 input/output points to monitor and control the station and main the power plant.
“NTPC, a Maharatna firm and leader in power generation, understands the importance of choosing the right automation technologies for super-thermal power plants,” EPM vice-president and managing director, Amit Paithankar, stated in a press release.
