Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has achieved another milestone by successfully commissioning another 250 MW thermal unit in Rajasthan. The unit was commissioned at Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam’s (RRVUNL) 2x250 MW Chhabra Thermal Power Project (TPP) Stage-II, located in Baran district of Rajasthan.
With the commissioning of this fourth 250 MW unit at Chhabra TPP, the capacity of the coal-based thermal power plant has gone up to 1,000 MW. The company has earlier commissioned three units of similar rating at the Stage I and Stage II of the power project.
Reposing confidence in BHEL’s proven technological excellence, RRVUNL had placed an order valued at nearly Rs 990 crore on the company, for setting up two units of 250 MW each (Units 3&4) as Stage - II expansion project of Chhabra TPP. BHEL’s scope of work in the contract envisaged design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of Steam Generators and Steam Turbine Generators and Associated Auxiliaries with state-of-the-art Controls & Instrumentation (C&I) system. The equipment for the project was supplied by BHEL’s Haridwar, Trichy, Ranipet and Bangalore plants, while BHEL’s Power Sector - Northern Region undertook erection and commissioning of the equipment.
