BHEL and Siemens to co-operate in Advanced Power Plant Technology

New Delhi, Apr 27 (UNI) Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) and Siemens AG today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Erlangen, Germany for co-operation in the field of advanced power plant technology.

The agreement makes provision for BHEL and Siemens to jointly offer and install steam turbines for power plant projects in India that involve supercritical steam conditions.

Siemens AG's Power Generation Group (PG) and BHEL have signed a MoU in Germany to co-operate in the field of advanced power plant technology in India.

This covers steam turbines based on super critical conditions wherein the plant operates with steam temperature just below 600 degree Celsius and a high pressure of approximately 250 bar giving higher plant efficiency.

To meet the country's rapidly-growing demand for power, the Indian Government is planning an ambitious expansion program.

Speaking on the occasion Seimens AG (Power Generation) Group President Klaus Voges said,