<div>Power systems provider Rolls-Royce has joined hands with Kirloskar Oil Engines for cooperation in building and commissioning of emergency gensets for nuclear power plants in the country.</div><div> </div><div>"Rolls-Royce and engine and genset manufacturer Kirloskar Oil Engines (KOEL) have signed a declaration of intent for exclusive cooperation on the building and commissioning of emergency gensets for nuclear power plants in India," a release said.</div><div> </div><div>Under the arrangement, Rolls-Royce will supply MTU engines and key components, and take responsibility for basic engineering and genset configuration, while KOEL, as a main contractor to Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL), will integrate the systems and assemble and test the gensets on site in the country.</div><div> </div><div>"Working together with KOEL, we see good chances of gaining entry into the emergency genset market for nuclear power stations in India," Rolls-Royce Power Systems Chief Sales Officer Michael Haidinger said.</div><div> </div><div>India is putting its focus on nuclear power to help meet its long-term energy requirements. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already declared that nuclear power will form a mainstay of the country's power supply, he said.</div><div> </div><div>Commenting on the cooperation, KOEL Executive Director Rajendra Deshpande said, "This will enable us to pool our own experience and expertise as a local supplier with the technological leadership of MTU in the area of nuclear emergency gensets." </div><div> </div><div>KOEL has already delivered 20 emergency gensets to nuclear plants in India and is the only domestic company supplying high capacity gensets to NPCIL.</div><div> </div><div>(PTI)</div>
