Akrimota TPS

Units 1 & 2
2 x 125 MW CFB
Owner

Gujarat Mineral
Development Corp. LTD.
Installation site

Chher Nani, India

Electrical output

2 x 125 MW
Commercial operation date

2003

At Chher Nani, Kutch District, the

Gujarat Mineral Development Corp.
LTD., an Indian mining company, is
building a power plant that will
include two ALSTOM 125 MW circu-

lating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers. The

plant will produce clean reliable
power, which will be sold to the
Gujarat Central Electricity Board. The
plant is located at Chher Nani, near

Bhuj town, in northwest India in the

state of Gujarat. The lignite will be
supplied by nearby mines.

Mode of operation

Ignition fuel

Baseload

Heavy fuel oil

Two pass

Pressure-relief device

Technical data of steam generator

Drum spring loaded

SH outlet spring loaded
RIT inlet spring loaded
RH outlet spring loaded

Main steam flow

Superheater outlet steam pressure
Superheater steam temperature
Feedwater temperature
RH steam flow
RH steam pressure
RH steam temperature
RH inlet temperature

Guarantee
405 tonnes/h
138 Bar / 1987 PSIG
538 C / 1000 F
247 C / 477 F
378 tonnes/h
36 Bar / 507 PSIG
537 C / 999 F
355 C / 671 F

Grinding and firing plant

2 lignite belt conveyers
2 lignite draglink conveyers

Air and flue gas systems

2
2
2
3
3

Fuel (as received)

Origin/Type

Kutch (India) lignite

Gross calorific value (MJ/kg)

(BTU/lb)
Moisture content
Ash content
Sulfur
Volatile matter
Fixed carbon

Design

Range

13.4
5761
35 %
21 %
3.9 %
26 %
18 %

8.4- 13.4
3611- 5761
30 % - 35 %
18 % - 35 %
2 % - 4.55 %
20 % - 30 %
12 % - 20 %

Flue-gas emission levels at stack

Nitrogen Oxide (as NOx) @ 6% O2

215.3 mg/Nm3 / 105 ppm

SO2 @ 6% O2

527.4 mg/Nm3 / 180 ppm

Particulates

<150 mg/Nm3

x
x
x
x
x

60%
60%
60%
60%
60%

primary air fans

secondary air fans
induced flue gas
fluidization fans
ash cooler fans

Air heater
Tubular air preheater

Associated equipment
2 electrostatic precipitators
Limestone milling system
External piping system

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Type of construction of the steam generator