Toshiba JSW ships first locally built power plant equipment.

Toshiba JSW Power Systems Pvt. Ltd., a global leader in super-critical steam turbines and generators, has announced shipment of its first 'Made-in-India' steam turbine generator from its Chennai facility.

The 800-MW turbine and generator, produced for NTPC’s Unit 2 of the Kudgi Super-Critical Thermal Power Station in Karnataka, is Toshiba’s first large-scale generation system to be manufactured and assembled with locally procured parts and systems, and tested in India, according to a company statement.

The company received an order for three 800 MW steam turbine and generator island packages (STG) for the Kudgi project in February 2012.

Toshiba has fulfilled the first part of the order, and Kudgi Unit 2 and 3 has been made by Toshiba unit in Chennai.

With this shipment, we embark on our local manufacturing – from procurement to testing and shipping – for customers in India and neighbouring countries,” said Yoshiaki Inayama, Managing Director of the company.

“Following shipment of this first unit, we continue our work on the STG for Kudgi Unit 3, Meja Units 1 and 2, Darlipali Units 1 and 2, and on an ultra-super-critical STG for Harduaganj,” he added.

Toshiba JSW’s manufacturing plant in Chennai has a current production capacity of 3,000 MW, that can be scaled up to 6,000 MW. This is company’s first thermal power plant equipment manufacturing facility outside of Japan.

HBL