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1996-03 Bigger, Better Dabhol Facility Is Back On Track Panelist Vishvjeet Kanwarpal CEO GIS-ACG in Power Engineering International PennWell
1996-03 Bigger, Better Dabhol Facility Is Back On Track Panelist Vishvjeet Kanwarpal CEO GIS-ACG in Power Engineering International PennWell
MARCH/APRIL 1996
Power
Engineering
-Internatinal-
Special 2-part
feature:
P a r t1
Buoyant market
for gas turbine
power plants
Part 2
Gas turbine
development
emphasizes
improved
efficiency
Ringhals retrofit
boosts output by
more than 40 MW
Decentralized
renewable energy
systems are
supplying the
needs in rural
areas of Africa
Bigger, better
Dabhol facility is
back on track
Paka Power
Station comes on
line in record time
POWER
Volume
ENGINEERING Number
-INTERNATIONAL- March/April
1996
F E A T U R E S
On the Cover
Electricity Generating Authority 33 Ringhals retrofit boosts output by more than 40 MW
Westinghouse and Vattenfall AB team up for steam path modernization
of Thailand's Bang Pakong
thermal power plant. Photograph
courtesy of Black & Veatch, USA. 37 Decentralized renewable energy systems are supplying
the needs in rural areas of Africa
While a centralized grid electrification is the long-term goal,
a decentralized system is the short-term answer
OPINION
3 The Western Cliff’ s Notes approach to business is contrary to the Eastern way o f doing
business. It is, to some extent, a symptom of the root cause that Western businesses are
sometimes unwelcome in the East.
56 Calendar o f Events
7 International Energy Outlook
•Nuclear generation is primary, but diversification is answer
in Korea’ s long-term power development program
•Japan tops survey o f electricity prices
59 A dvertisers’ Index
60 N ew Products
53 Global Roundup
•Rolls-Royce Trent program on schedule
•Railroad electric plant powers Deutsche Bahn
Bigger, better Dabhol
facility is back on track
Enron’ s massive Dabhol project has been watched as a ‘ test case’
for Indian power privatization, and it looks like passing marks are coming
Email: ceo.gis.acg@gmail.com
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