Siemens Energy
has been awarded
three orders to
supply four steam turbine
generator units
for solar thermal
power plants in
Rajasthan.
The steam turbines of
SST-700 type are
intended for the
Godawari, Abhijeet,
Diwakar and KVK parabolic
trough power
plants. With a total rating
of 300 mw, these
plants will contribute to
meeting India's growing
electricity demand
from solar power when
they go on line in 2013.
All four power plant
projects in Rajasthan
are being constructed
as part of the Jawaharlal
Nehru National
Solar Mission which
envisages installing up
to 20GW of solar power
capacity by 2022.
The parabolic trough
power plants Godawari
owned by Godawari
Green Energy Ltd. and
Abhijeet owned by Corporate
Ispat Alloys Ltd
are each rated 50 mw.
Siemens has been
awarded contracts for an
SST-700 steam turbine
generator unit and auxiliary
systems for each of
these units. The third
customer, Lanco Solar
Energy, has ordered a
steam turbine and generator
rated at 100 mw,
complete with auxiliary
systems for each of the
two units of the Diwakar
and KVK parabolic
trough power plants.
"As a leading provider
of steam turbines for
solar thermal power
plants with an excellent
track record in Spain
and USA, we are now
in the front running
on the rapidly developing
market in India
too," said Markus
Tacke, CEO - Industrial
Power business unit,
Siemens Energy.
Siemens offers SST-
700 type steam turbines
for solar thermal power
plants with a rated output
of up to 175 mw.
This type of turbine is
particularly suitable for
use in solar thermal
power plants, because
it can be run up and
down quickly to
respond very rapidly to
the fluctuating service
conditions typical of
these plants.
In addition, superheating
the steam
improves the efficiency
of the turbines and
thus of the power
plant as a whole.