GE to provide water treatment technologies for Thai CHP facility

GE has been selected by engineering, procurement and construction contractor Toyo Thai to provide its ZeeWeed 1500 ultrafiltration membranes, reverse osmosis (RO) and electrodeionisation (EDI) technologies for IRPC’s new combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Rayong, Thailand.

GE’s technology will be used to make demineralised water for boiler feed water and to reduce the use of chemicals at the facility.

Called CHP II, the facility will have the capacity to treat 315m³ of water an hour once completed. It is expected to commence commercial operations in October.

IRPC CHP II project manager Suksawat Athipunyapun said that GE’s all-encompassing water treatment technology was the right solution for the CHP II plant.

"The unique mix of ultrafiltration, RO and EDI will provide us with the highest reliability and quality of demineralised water for our boilers," Athipunyapun added.

GE Power & Water engineered systems, water and process technologies general manager Yuvbir Singh said: "We were able to offer the right combination of equipment and technology to meet IRPC’s needs for its newest power plant, which included us customising a package of RO, ultrafiltration membranes and EDI."