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ABB has won an order worth $18 million from Gujarat
State Electricity Company Ltd for the renovation and
modernization of control systems at the utility's 1,260-
mw Wanakbori thermal power plant in Gujarat. The order was
booked in the first quarter.
ABB will install its proven SymphonyTM distributed
control system (DCS) and supply the complete control and
instrumentation package for the 6x210-mw thermal power
plant. The solution will include diagnostics and
optimization packages, turbine controls, steam generator
control, station controls and instrumentation, a steam and
water analysis system (SWAS), flue gas analyzers, control
valves, actuators and positioners. The project is scheduled
to be completed by 2013.
"Our Symphony technology, domain expertise and proven
project execution capabilities enable us to provide an
integrated solution and will help to improve plant efficiency
and reliability," said Franz Josef Mengede, head of ABB's Power
Generation business within the Power Systems division.
There are more than 6,000 Symphony platform-based DCS
installations around the world, a large number of them in the
power generation and water sectors. These control systems
help plant owners to reduce operating costs and increase
return on asset investment.
Gujarat State Electricity Corporation is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam, a power generation
company with an installed capacity of about 5,000 mw,
delivering electricity in Gujarat, through four discoms.
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