Toshiba Wins EPC Contract For Indian Thermal Power Project

  • Monday, 21 September 2015 01:29

Toshiba Corporation has announced that their India-based company, Toshiba JSW Power Systems Private Limited, has been awarded a full Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) contract to build a thermal power plant by Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL).

The contract for the Harduaganj Ultra Supercritical Thermal Power Project, worth about US$540 million, contracts Toshiba to build the entire thermal power plant including the civil and boiler island package within 48 months.

UPRVUNL chose Toshiba for the performance and reliability of their ultra-supercritical steam turbines and generators, as well as the company’s capabilities in integrating engineering and manufacturing functions. Toshiba has also had a good track record for successful completion of challenging projects worldwide within contractual plant completion schedules.

This contract is not the first UPRVUNL has worked with Toshiba on. Toshiba had initially supplied two 500 MW subcritical steam turbines and generators at Anpara B thermal power plant, and later secured another order for supplying two units of 660 MW supercritical steam turbines and generators package to Meja power plant in Uttar Pradesh.

Toshiba is honoured to once again work with UPRVUNL for the Harduaganj Ultra Supercritical Thermal Power Project, said Yoshiaki Inayama, managing director of Toshiba JSW. “This takes us a step further in our endeavour to contribute to India’s suitable power supply by its endeavour of continued innovations.”

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