Aligning with India's goal to improve the efficiency and reduce emissions of the country's installed fleet of coal-fired power plants, GE's Power Services business in consortium with NGSL (50:50 joint venture of NTPC and GE) and Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd (GSECL), announced the milestone results of a steam turbine modernization project at the Ukai power station in the state of Gujarat. The project was completed in May 2017, by utilizing GE's latest modernization solutions, including its Advanced Steam Path (ASP) technology—part of the company's Fleet360 portfolio.

"Power generation efficiency and emissions are widely discussed topics around the world and will play a critical role, especially in existing coal fleets, in how we work to meet future energy demands and challenges on a global scale," said Pradip Dahake, managing director, GSECL. "India is no exception. When it came time for us to modernize some of our generation equipment, it was GE's cross-fleet service capabilities that gave us the efficiency and emissions improvements we were looking for. GE's solutions enabled us to better position our operations to meet not only expected increases in demand, but also future, potential, emissions requirements."

At Ukai, GE modernized the 200-megawatt (MW) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)-supplied, LMZ steam turbine (unit 4) at the 1,350-MW Ukai power station with its ASP technology. The ASP modernization features high-pressure and intermediate-pressure full module upgrades and a low-pressure inner block upgrade.

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