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JP Steel Plantech Co. (Steel Plantech) has been awarded the contract to build a Sinter Cooler Waste Heat Recovery System for RINL/VIZAG (Rashtirya Ispat Nigam Limited (A Govt. of India Enterprise) / Visakhapatnam Steel Plant) in India under NEDO (New Energy and Environment Technology Development Organization of Japan) as an International Model Project for increasing efficient use of energy. The work has already commenced.

The Sinter Cooler Waste Heat Recovery System captures exhaust heat from the sinter cooler, which is the cooling section of the iron ore sintering process (sinter plant) in an integrated iron&steelmaking works. The system is capable of generating approximately 20 MW of power, equivalent to an annual reduction of 117,000 tons in CO₂ emissions.

The basic agreement between NEDO and the Indian government was signed in India on May 25. The new system will be built and tested at the state-owned VIZAG Steel Plant in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh State, over a three-year period concluding in 2011.

Steel Plantech handles the complete range of iron and steel production equipment and facilities, from upstream processes through to downstream processes, including sintering equipment. The choice of Steel Plantech for this Model Project was based on the company's technical expertise and track record in designing efficient heat recovery systems that do not affect the basic performance of the sinter cooler.

India has experienced strong economic growth in recent years, and this is expected to fuel a rapid increase in steel production in the future. This technology will play an important in reducing energy consumption and minimizing CO₂ emissions in India.