Power India's first independent
power company with a capacity of 1,200 MW,
the Power business aims to generate 6,000
MW by 2012. Essar Power has set new standards
of excellence in power generation and plant
productivity.
515
MW plant, which is India’s first
independent power plant and first
multi-fuel plant
World-class
plant design and construction;
equipment from General Electric,
Siemens and Honeywell
Highly
automated, with India’s lowest
manpower to megawatt ratio
Recipient
of the British Safety Council's
(UK) National Safety Award for
three years in a row from 1998
to 2000
The
only power plant in India to receive
the ISRS level-3 safety rating
PLANT
Essar
Power's 515 MW power plant at
Hazira Essar
Power Limited set up India's
first new generation independent
power project at Hazira, India
in the early 1990s. The 515
MW natural gas fired combined
cycle has consistently set new
standards of excellence in the
Indian power sector and meets
the highest operating benchmarks.
This environment friendly plant
operates with a plant availability
factor in excess of 94%. In
addition to multi-fuel capability,
the plant has the lowest manpower
to megawatt ratio and one of
the lowest capital costs per
megawatt in India.
FUTURE
PLANS
Essar
Power plans to increase
its installed capacity to
6,000 MW by 2012. The Group's
power business has finalised
the new projects that are
under various stages of
development.