Ion Exchange bags desalination plant project

Ion Exchange India Ltd has bagged the Rs 126.3 crore project to set up a seawater desalination plant for NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Company Ltd in North Chennai. The company will set up a 3x275 cu.m per hour seawater desalination plant using reverse osmosis technology at Vallur to the north of Chennai. NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy is a joint venture between the National Thermal Power Corporation and the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board to set up a 3x500 MW thermal power plant.
According to NTPC officials, work on the desalination plant is likely to start in about a month’s time. The plant will treat the processed sea water further to give demineralised water for use in the boiler drum for steam generation. A small part of the reverse osmosis water will also be used as drinking water.