BHEl has successfully commissioned the Unit-2 of Ganguwal and unit-3 of Kotla hydro machines for M/S Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB). The 24.2 MW each of Unit-2 of Ganguwal and unit-3 of Kotla hydro machines were under shutdown since 2013 due to break down of runner blades.
M/s BBMB awarded R & M works of both the units to M/s BHEl. The original machines were supplied and commissioned by M/s Westinghouse of USA in 1955-56.
No engineering information was available for the machines. With a lot of reverse engineering and R&D, Hydro group of BHEl, Bhopal had supplied modified runners for both units with improved efficiency.
ESH division had done the R&M work and commissioned both the units with new supplied runners.
The machines were commissioned within stipulated time of 5 months. Ganguwal machine was synchronized on November 23 and Kotla machine was synchronized on December 4 with northern power grid.
All the beneficiaries’ states of BBMB, ie Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and union territory Chandigarh shall be benefited from the power generated from these two machines.
BBMB higher management have appreciated the work done by BHEl for timely R&M and commissioning of both machines.