The Coal Dust Preparation Plant (CDPP) of Blast Furnaces catering to coal dust injection system of BF 1 & 5 in Bhilai Steel Plant that has been revived with in-house resources and expertise was formally inaugurated by Y K Degan, BSP's Executive Director (Works).
The challenge of reviving this CDP plant with in-house resources was taken by the collective team of Blast Furnace Instrumentation and INCOS at the initiative of GM I/c (Iron), GM (Elect), GM (BF) & DGM I/c (Elect–BF). The entire MCC, PlC panel, Gas analyzer system and weighing system were re-installed and tested for reviving grinding system, officials stated.
The project involving electrical, instrumentation and automation equipment was executed using minimum of new procurement and utilising internal resources wherever feasible. With the dedicated and sincere efforts of teams of Instrumentation, BF Electrical, INCOS, CED and ACWE, CDP plant was revived successfully resulting in high revenue savings to the Plant. The entire job was executed under guidance of Surendra Singh, DGM I/c BFs (Elect Maint) and Sandeep Shrivastava, DGM BFs (Elect Maint) with the support of INCOS, Instrumentation, CED and ACWE.