BHEL has secured a prestigious order from Nepal for Arun-III HEP through International Competitive Bidding. The project has Four Turbine-Generator Sets, each of 225 MW rating (total 900 MW) with Francis type of Turbine operating under rated net head of 286.21 m. Design and development of turbine suitable for this project was carried out by BHEL COE-HM Engineers.
The Turbine Model Witness Test has been successfully carried out at COE-HM from 4th Jan 2019 to 10th Jan 2019 in presence of a team of Executives from SJVN and SAPDC. The test proved the turbine capability to meet the guaranteed efficiency, output and other parameters.
Motilal Taurani, GM (Thermal) and RK Arya, GM (PCG) handed over the witness test data to SJVNL and SAPDC representatives. Both GMs appreciated the performance of Hydro Lab and congratulated it for maintaining the tradition of excellence while assured customer that all the milestones of the project would be met on time.
VS Rao, HOD (COE-HM) declared the result and thanked all associated department and COE-HM team. He said the model has achieved all the guaranteed parameters and said that Arun-III was the highest rating individual turbine which BHEL is going to supply. He especially thanked customer for their co-operation and dedication during model witness test.
Balwant Negi from SJVN and Chandan Mehta from SAPDC congratulated BHEL and Hydro Laboratory in particular for completing the first milestone as per schedule and giving higher efficiencies than guaranteed.
He was sure that BHEL would also meet all its commitment in time.
The function was attended by staff of Hydro Laboratory and other senior officials of other Hydro department. Till date, Hydro Lab has successfully completed 58 contractual model test.