BHEL bags order worth Rs 422 crore for Hydro Electric Project in Uttarakhand

29 Oct 2014 Evaluate

Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has secured a prestigious contract worth Rs 422 crore for setting up a 444 MW Hydro Electric Project (HEP) in the state of Uttarakhand. The order is for setting up of Hydro Generating sets and associated Electro-Mechanical works for the 444 MW Vishnugad Pipalkoti HEP has been placed on BHEL by THDCIL (formerly known as Tehri Hydro Development Corporation).

This is the second major order, bagged by BHEL, for a hydro electric project in Uttarakhand in 2014. Earlier, an order for the 2x60 MW Vyasi HEP was received from Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam (UJVNL) in March, 2014. Located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Vishnugad Pipalkoti HEP is a run of the river scheme on the river Alaknanda. The project comprises four hydro generating sets of 111 MW capacity each, with vertical Francis turbines and matching hydro generators.

BHEL has contributed significantly to the hydro generating capacity of the country, with 18,760 MW of its sets already in operation. Further, BHEL is executing hydro power projects of around 9,500 MW, including projects of 3,000 MW outside India, which are under various stages of implementation.

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