NTPC has invited expression of interest (EoI) for the sale of desalinated water produced at its joint venture project NTECL Vallur in Tamil Nadu.
NTECL is a 50:50 joint venture company formed between NTPC and the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (TANGEDCO).
Vallur Thermal Power Station with a capacity of 1,500 MW (three units of 500 MW) is the sole power plant of NTECL, which is located in Vallur village of Ponneri Taluk, Tamil Nadu. The last date for submitting the EoI is 15 May 2021.
Through this EoI, NTPC is looking for an applicant to purchase the desalinated distillate/mineral water (re-mineralised)/20 ltr bottled water produced at NTECL Vallur.
NETRA, the R&D wing of NTPC, has set up a demonstration water treatment plant to convert seawater into distillate/mineral water based on solar thermal technology at NTECL.
The water treatment plant (WTE) has a capacity of producing 120 tpd of desalinated water and is now fully operational. The plant also has a separate re-mineralisation unit to produce mineral water from distillate and automatic bottling arrangement for 20 ltr bottles, which includes washing, sanitising, filling and capping, etc.