CMI Energy based in Belgium and its Indian licensee, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, have signed an agreement for extension of L&T’s licence territory to manufacture and supply small heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) installed behind gas turbines below 80-mw, to South East Asia and the Middle East.
Under this agreement, L&T will have the exclusive rights to apply CMI technology in these markets for manufacturing and supplying single wide HRSGs installed behind gas turbines below 80 mw. It covers gas turbine models such as MS6001, LM 6000, SGT-800, LM2500 and GE frame 5 and 6, a statement by L&T noted.
Heat recovery steam generators are used widely in combined cycle power plants and for cogeneration applications in process industry. In 1991, CMI Energy awarded an exclusive license to Larsen & Toubro to design, manufacture and supply vertical HRSGs in India. This license was further extended in 2008 to include horizontal HRSGs.
Through the new signing, the two companies have agreed to extend their collaboration to a new segment: the development and supply of small size steam generators. These small HRSGs are typically modular design with higher prefabrication level. L&T and CMI Energy will jointly develop/improve the existing CMI design to suit the client requirements in the extended territory.
Over the past decade, the market for small HRSGs represents 24 per cent share in terms of number of units sold worldwide. This market is poised to grow by 3.5 per cent per year over the next decade, the statement added.