FGD system installation underway for nearly 60GW capacity of NTPC
Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) system to control pollution is installed for 1340 MW coal-fired thermal power capacity of NTPC NSE -1.88 % while the work in underway at 38 plants with around 60GW capacity, Parliament was informed on Thursday. Total FGD commissioned capacity of NTPC so far is 1,340 MW, Power Minister R K Singh said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
He said FGD system installation is underway at 38 plants (127 units) totalling 60GW of thermal power general capacity of NTPC across the country.
Various agencies which are setting up FGD systems are GE Power India, BHEL, ISGEC Heavy Engineering, Larsen & Toubro, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems India, PES Engineers, TATA Projects, Engineering Projects India, KC Cotrell and Melco India.
