Ljungstrom wins equipment supply contract for UP power plants

New Delhi Dec 19 (IANS) German thermal power plant solutions provider Ljungstrom on Tuesday announced it has won a contract to supply air preheaters and gas-gas heaters to two coal-fired power plants in Uttar Pradesh.

The contract from Doosan Power Systems India is for supplying these equipment for the Obra-C plant in Sonebhadra district and for the Jawaharpur utility in Etah district a statement from Ljungstrom s Indian arm said here.

"This contract is for the two supercritical power plants totaling 2 640 MW in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The four 660 MW boilers at the Obra-C and Jawaharpur plants will receive the latest Ljungstrom air preheater and gas-gas heater technology totaling over 9 000 tonnes of advanced heat exchanger equipment " it said

"With this contract Ljungstrom continues to demonstrate its market leading technologies while supporting the region s electricity and environmental demands " Ljungstrom President Dave Breckinridge said in the statement.

Critical elements of the equipment will be manufactured in Ljungstrom s Chennai factory the statement added.

--IANS
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