Thermax has won INR 580 crore order for a gas based combined cycle power plant from an Indian petrochemical major for its aromatic complex in a SEZ.

The 72MW project comprises two gas turbine generators, one extraction cum condensing turbine, two fired heat recovery steam generators and two oil/ gas fired boilers apart from other auxiliaries. The entire engineering, procurement and construction of the power plant including power evacuation, instrumentation, civil works, piping and miscellaneous balance of plant shall be done by Thermax Limited on a turnkey basis.

With this order, Thermax has reinforced its presence in gas based power plants. One of the gas based combined cycle plants it built and commissioned in the past is a 55 MW (2x27.5 MW) trigeneration plant, where with the help of absorption systems and a heat recovery boiler, heat from waste gases is harnessed for cooling and for steam generation for combined cycle applications. This zero discharge plant has been successfully functioning over the last ten years and has the distinction of being the first combined cycle power plant in India to achieve ISO conditions even in 40*0 ambient conditions.

Apart from gas based power projects, Thermax, till date, has contracted over 60 turnkey power projects including a few independent power plants, representing over 1600MWe of Power. These plants are based on various fuels including coal, biomass and waste heat from steel and cement industry.