The contract is part of a turnkey order awarded to Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) along with BHEL by the NHPC of India . HCC will be responsible for the complete civil works and the hydro-mechanical package.
BHEL's scope of work in the contract envisages design, manufacture, supply, installation and commissioning of complete electro-mechanical works for the project. Major equipment to be supplied includes three hydro turbines with matching synchronous generators; excitation system; transformers; microprocessor-based controls, state-of-the-art monitoring and protection system and switchyard, besides other associated equipment and auxiliaries.
For NHPC, BHEL is also presently executing the electro-mechanical works for Nimoo Bazgo (3x15 MW) and Chutak (4x11 MW) project, both in the challenging terrain and climatic conditions of Jammu and Kashmir.
Last week the company announced it had won a contract to supply the electro-mechanical equipment package for the 1200MW (6x200MW) Punatsangchhu-I hydroelectric project in Bhutan.