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27 April 2006 - Siemens Power Generation and the Indian company Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop advanced power plant technology for clean coal power generation.
The agreement makes provision for BHEL and Siemens to develop, offer and execute power plant projects in India that involve supercritical steam conditions.
At a steam temperature just below 600 degrees Celsius and a high pressure of approximately 250 bar, supercritical steam conditions enable extremely high plant efficiencies.
Klaus Voges, group president of Siemens Power Generation, said: "Power plants based on this advanced technology are a key step in the direction of clean conversion of coal to electricity."
Only approximately half of the 1 billion people living in India have access to electrical energy. To meet the country's rapidly growing demand for power, the Indian government is planning an ambitious expansion programme.
"By the year 2012, new coal fired power plants with a combined capacity of over 38 000 MW are to be built," stated Voges. "Achieving this objective requires construction of large coal fired units, each of which with an output of 800 MW."
India currently has an installed power plant capacity of 115 000 MW.
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