Emerson to digitally automate Labuan coal-fired power plant
Wednesday, August 6 2008 - 11:29 PM WIB
St. Louis-based information and process control firm Emerson Process Management announced Wednesday it has received a contract to apply its Plantweb digital plant architecture with the Ovation expert control system at the PLTU 2 Banten-Labuan power plant.
This new two-unit, 600-MW coal-fired plant is being built in Banten Province. The contract was awarded by Chengda Engineering Corporation of China. Emerson is engineering and installing the project.
Emerson?s comprehensive PlantWeb solution includes deployment of the Ovation control system for monitoring and control of the boiler, turbine, burner management system, auxiliary system, which includes water treatment and coal handling, and balance of plant processes.
Equipment delivery for Unit 1 took place in mid-June 2008 and startup is currently slated for June 2009, while equipment delivery for Unit 2 is scheduled for July 2008 with startup expected in August 2009.(alex)