State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) on Wednesday (January 8) said it has successfully commissioned the first two units of the 6×170 MW Punatsangchhu-II hydroelectric project (PHEP-II) in Bhutan.
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Located in Bhutan’s Wangdue district, PHEP-II is a greenfield hydroelectric project executed under a bilateral agreement between the Government of India and the Royal Government of Bhutan.
Significantly, the Francis turbine installed in the project is designed to operate at a rated head of 241 meters – the highest for any Francis hydro turbine in Bhutan. On commissioning of all six units, the expected annual power generation will be 4,357 gigawatt-hours.
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Unit 1 and 2 of the 6×170 MW PHEP-II were synchronised on December 16 and 17, 2024, respectively. A ceremony marking Bhutan’s National Day was held at the project site on December 17, 2024, which was graced by Lyonpo Gem Tshering, Bhutan’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and Chairman of PHPA-II.
BHEL’s scope in PHEP-II comprises design, manufacture, supply, installation and commissioning of electro-mechanical works for 6×170 MW vertical Francis turbines & matching synchronous generators, control and monitoring (SCADA) systems, generator transformers, shunt reactor, busduct, pothead yard along with associated auxiliaries.
The equipment has been supplied by BHEL’s units at Bhopal, Jhansi, Rudrapur, Bengaluru, and its transmission business group, while erection and commissioning on site was carried out by the company’s power sector, eastern region division, Kolkata.
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BHEL has executed major projects like 4×84 MW Chukha, 4×15 MW Kurichhu, 6×170 MW Tala and 4×180 MW Mangdechhu in Bhutan to date. With the commissioning of these two units at PHEP-II, BHEL’s contribution to the total installed capacity in Bhutan now stands at nearly 89%. BHEL is currently executing an order for 6×200 MW Punatsangchhu-I HEP, in addition to PHEP-II in Bhutan.
Apart from the above, BHEL is executing the 4×225 MW Arun-3 HEP and 2×20 MW Rahughat HEP in Nepal. Notably, BHEL has successfully executed over 3.8 GW of hydro projects abroad with more than 2.8 GW of hydro projects under execution.
Shares of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd ended at ₹222.05, down by ₹2.80, or 1.25%, on the BSE.
(Edited by : Shoma Bhattacharjee)
First Published: Jan 8, 2025 5:29 PM IST