Siemens Limited announced a key milestone for its steam turbine factory in Vadodara with the roll-out of the 1,000th steam turbine from the factory. The 1,000th turbine is a 29 megawatt (MW) waste heat recovery steam turbine for JK Cement, the second largest manufacturer of white cement in India. Waste heat recovery is an economic method to increase the overall efficiency of the plant and, thus, lower fuel demand.
Six 80 MW steam turbines to be upgraded with new state-of-the-art design and digital technologies.Turbines to be manufactured at Siemens’ Vadodara Factory; designed to improve efficiencies and result in an estimated reduction of 1 million tons of carbon emission.
Siemens Limited will modernize and commission 80MW steam turbines to Hindustan Zinc Limited,India’s leading zinc-lead mining company. The modernization of the power asset fleet of Hindustan Zinc Limited includes state-of-the-art design steam turbine components and digital technologies.Siemens will also provide on-site project services on a turnkey basis.
As of 2019, 585 students from 65 government engineering colleges across 23 states in India have been part of Siemens Scholarship Program. Scholarships are aimed at deserving candidates who can pursue their education and launch a sustainable career in engineering, R&D or manufacturing.