Coal will remain the principal fuel to meet the country's energy requirements for the next 30 to 40 years, despite intense efforts to promote the use of other sources of energy including renewable, according to O.P. Bhutani, Director (Engineering, Research and Development), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), New Delhi.
Addressing a plenary session on challenges in energy security as part of the 98th Indian Science Congress at Kattanakulathur near here on Thursday, Mr. Bhutani gave an account of the energy position at the international level and said there was no tailor-made energy solution for any country. Pointing out that several technologies were now available to increase the efficiency of power generation from coal, Mr. Bhutani said that using supercritical technology, a unit of 660 megawatt had been synchronised in Mundra. Over 45 plants of similar size had been ordered in the country.
Through another such technology - Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC), the BHEL was setting up a 182-MW unit at the Vijayawada Thermal Power Plant for the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGENCO).
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
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