OREANDA-NEWS. October 8, 2009. Open Joint Stock Company “Engineering Center UES” took part in III Russian-Indian forum for trade and investments that was held in Moscow. The Company presented the Indian officials and business community our key proposals for cooperation in the development of power engineering in the republic of India.

Speaking at the Forum, Director for Commerce of “Engineering Center UES” Maxim Minakov stressed that the XI five-year plan adopted by the Government of India for 2008-2012 provides for increase of generating facilities by 90 000 MW by the year 2012 which makes India one of the major markets in the power engineering of the world. The governmental program places the main emphasis on the development of heat generation (it is planned to put into operation 60 thousand MW) and hydro-electric power generation (16,5 thousand MW). The growth of capacities is planned not only due to new construction but also due to modernization and repair of the existing power generation facilities. Special role is given to electrification of India where up to 40% of population currently do not receive electric power; and to the issue of energy efficiency.

“Engineering Center UES” has a long-term experience of cooperation with India in the sphere of design development, startup and adjustment of energy facilities and testing of power engineering equipment. According to the designs developed by “Institute Hydroproject” the major Indian hydraulic power stations were built: HEPP Bhakra II (600 MW), HEPP Mettur Tunnel (200 MW), HEPP Balimela (640 MW) and other hydraulic power stations as well as water intake facilities for Atomic power station Kudankulam (2000 MW).

“Institute Teploelectroproject” designed for India her coal Thermal power stations Korba, Patratu, Obra, Kharduaganj and TPS Neveyli which uses lignites (brown coal) as fuel. The Institute also took part in the development of design for the “boiler island” of TPS Barh where currently 3 coal-fueled power units with supercritical steam parameters, 660 MW each are under construction. Specialists of “Firm ORGRES” carried out contract supervision, startup and adjustment, operational and warranty testing of energy equipment at 16 Thermal power stations and 7 Hydraulic power stations in India.

At this time, “Engineering Center UES” and the major energy companies of India continue cooperation. “Institute Hydroprohject” is filling the design order for Tehri Hydro power complex, 2400 MW, including the HEPP, Pump storage hydro station and the Koteshwar facility. “Firm ORGRES” has concluded contracts for supply, in 2009 and 2010, of segments of hydroelectric set bearings with Teflon coating; the company is also taking part in tendering process for similar supplies for the other Hydro-Electric Power Plants of the country.

Under the auspices of promotion of cooperation between India and Russia in the area of power engineering, “Engineering Center UES” proposes its participation in the development of the new technological basis of power engineering in India – from technical audit of the state of the existing generating and power grid facilities, development of recommendations for the improvement of operation , enhancement of energy equipment reliability to design work and participation in construction of new power generation facilities. In connection with widely spread generation of energy from coal in India, “Engineering Center UES” proposed the usage of our experience in application of coal combustion in steam generators with circulating fluidized bed (CFB technology) in coal-based power unit design and boosting up steam conditions to ultra-super critical levels (pressure rise up to 300 atm. and increase of temperature up to 600 degrees). Considering the growing importance of gas as fuel for power stations in India, “Engineering Center UES” is intending to propose our best practices and knowhow in designing, construction and operation of combined cycle power plants that provide for performance factor over 50%.

The key component of cooperation can be participation in the Indian program for rational usage of energy: carrying out energy audits, development of regulatory documentation for power conservation and energy efficiency; participation in expanding of capacity and enhancement of efficiency of power facilities; design feasibility study and identification of energy efficiency level for power generation facilities.

“Engineering Center UES” intends to offer similar directions of activity in the Russian market now that bill “On power conservation and enhancement of energy efficiency” is going to be soon adopted.