BHEl has received the prestigious order from NHPC for Renovation and Modernisation of three sets of hydro generating units of 60 MW each of Bairasiul Hydro Project worth Rs 132.74 Cr after participating through international competitive bidding route.
While lOA for this project was placed on BHEl on August 16, the formal contract signing ceremony for the same was held on September 8 at Delhi between BHEl and NHPC officials.
Kick-off meeting for recently awarded R&M contract was held in the Hydro division of BHEl Bhopal the other day. Seven member team from M/s NHPC including Chief Engineers JK Singh, Mrlakhmi Chand and A Gouraha visited BHEl Bhopal to attend this kick-off meeting. NHPC officials held discussion with Rajeev Singh, GM/ Hydro and other senior officials of M/s BHEl including M Sudhakar Rao, GM / PSNR-Noida.
In this daylong meeting, BHEl committed to complete this project within the stipulated time period of 54 months, that is, by February 2021. Scope of this R&M order covers Design, Manufacture, Supply, Erection, Testing and Commissioning of Generating units including Francis type Turbines, Generators, Inlet Valves, Governing System, Control & Monitoring System and Protection System along with associated auxiliaries. Main feature of the contract is 10 per cent uprating required by NHPC.
BHEl has taken proactive initiative and scheduled the Model testing within a short time in May 2017.
Close association in the power sector between NHPC and BHEl is continuing since last four decades. It is worth mentioning that Bairasiul was the first project executed between NHPC and BHEl and the original machines were commissioned by BHEl in 1981. Now, after 35 years of operation of this project, the R&M order is again bagged by BHEl as NHPC has placed full faith in this organization. NHPC officials also visited Water Turbine, Generator and Transformer manufacturing facilities and were apprised of the ongoing orders being executed. NHPC appreciated the HSS department for the fruitful conclusion of the kick off meeting.