The first of two record breaking cooling towers is complete
We’re indebted to Linden Comansa’s Chinese subsidiary for these pictures of the construction of the world’s highest cooling towers where its equipment is being put into action.
Construction of the Kalisindh Thermal Energy “super” plant in India is being carried out by BGR Energy Systems. With an initial budget of almost €725m (US$820m), the Kalisindh Thermal Energy Plant is part of an ambitious plan from the Rajasthan government, which expects to produce up to 1,200MW of electricity when the plant is in operation.
For the construction of the two cooling towers, BGR Energy Systems is using two 21CJ290 tower cranes from Comansa Jie, with maximum load capacity of 18 tonnes. Both have jib length of 74m, the maximum of this model, which allows them to reach the tower’s base diameter of 142m and to build the towers up to 202m, which, it is believed, makes them the world’s highest cooling towers.
The construction of the first cooling tower ended this June. To dismantle the crane at such height, and without any access for a mobile crane, a new dismantling device, designed by Linden Comansa, was used.
Comansa Jie’s 21CJ290 tower crane has a jib length of 74m
The jib length allows the cranes to reach the tower’s base diameter of 142m
The crane in action as the cooling tower is built to its 202m height
