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yuan ($121 billion) by 2020. The newspaper
also reported that the localization rate-the
amount of nuclear equipment that is domestically
engineered-stands at an average of
50% (80% for second-generation technology
and 30% for third-generation reactors).
Dongfang Electric has taken up most of that
market share. That company said it has orders
worth 45 billion yuan and expects figures
to skyrocket this year.
Suzlon Wins $1.28B Order for Indian
Wind Turbines. Indian wind turbine manufacturer
Suzlon Group on Jan. 28 said it
signed a $1.28 billion order with independent
power producer Caparo Energy India
Ltd. (CEIL) for 1,000 MW of wind power projects
to be developed in India by March 2013.
The projects will utilize various Suzlon turbine
models, including the S88 and the new
S9X series 2.1-MW turbines with the doubly
fed induction generator technology. CEIL executives
called for the Indian government to
pass a supportive regulatory framework for
wind energy.
MHI, L&T Begin Supercritical Component
Plants in India. One plant to build
supercritical coal-fired boilers and another to
build steam turbines and generators have begun
operation in India, joint owners of the
facilities Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)
and India's Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T) announced
on Jan. 11. Both plants are located
at L&T's existing plant at Hazira, Gujarat
State. The 54,000-square meter boiler production
plant has begun welding and assembly
work of boiler parts, and the 53,000-square
meter factory for steam turbines is producing
supercritical equipment for a coal-fired
plant in Andhra Pradesh. MHI said in a Feb. 2
statement that it had received two orders for
core components of five 700-MW supercritical
boiler and steam turbine sets. These will be
installed at a Punjabi coal plant being built
by L&T subsidiary Nabha Power Ltd. (slated
to begin this summer) and at a power plant
in Uttar Pradesh, which owner Sangam Power
Generation Co. plans to put into commercial
operation later this year.
Alstom to Supply Two CFB Oil Shale-
Powered Units to Estonia. Alstom on Jan.
14 signed a €950 million contract with Narva
Elektrijaamad AS, a subsidiary of Estonia's
state-owned utility, Eesti Energia, to supply
two 300-MW units for a fossil-fueled
power plant based on circulating fluidized
bed (CFB) boiler technology in Estonia. The
power plant, located in Narva, will be fueled
by local oil shale. The new power plant will
supply an important part of the country's domestic
electricity demand and ensure Estonia's
compliance with the European Union's
emissions directive. ■
-Sonal Patel is POWER's senior writer.
March 2011 | POWER
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