IGCAR to develop ultra super-critical boiler for coal-fired power plants

The Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) will design and develop an advanced ultra super-critical boiler of 800 MW, for use in coal-fired power plants. It has inked an MoU with BHEL and NTPC. IGCAR will design and develop the boiler that can operate at a pressure of 350 bar and at a temperature of 700 degree centigrade. BHEL will manufacture the boiler and other equipment needed for power generation and NTPC will operate the plant. The project entails an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore. Contact: Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research. Website: www.igcar.ernet.in