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BHEL wins electromechanical contract for Dibang hydro project

BHEL wins electromechanical contract for Dibang hydro project

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has won the contract from NHPC for electromechanical works for the 2,880 MW Dibang Multipurpose Project in Arunachal Pradesh, India.

The dam, on the Dibang River in Lower Dibang Valley District, is 278 m high and will be the highest dam in India once completed. The powerhouse will contain 12 240 MW turbine-generator units. Dibang is envisaged as a storage-based hydroelectric project with flood moderation as the key objective. After implementation of the master plan of the Brahmaputra Board for flood moderation of all rivers contributing to the Brahmaputra River, of which Dibang is one component, a sizable area will be protected from flooding and help in mitigating the perennial damage due to floods in Assam.

BHEL’s scope in the contract envisages design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of the electromechanical package including turbines, generators, digital governing systems, static excitation systems, transformers, bus reactors, gas insulated switchgear, outdoor pot yard and switchyard equipment and electrical and mechanical balance of plant.

Major equipment for the project will be manufactured by BHEL’s plants at Bhopal, Bengaluru, Jhansi and Rudrapur, while the on-site execution activities will be carried out by the company’s Power Sector – Eastern Region division in Kolkata.

BHEL has been closely associated with NHPC for more than four decades, according to a release, with commissioning of the first project, 180 MW Bairasul, in 1981. The company is presently executing orders for the 850 MW Ratle hydroelectric project in Jammu and Kashmir and renovation and modernization of the 105 MW Loktak hydroelectric project in Manipur for NHPC.

BHEL is India’s largest manufacturer of power generating equipment, with an installed base of over 197,000 MW globally, according to a release. BHEL has a portfolio of over 500 hydroelectric sets with a cumulative capacity of more than 32,000 MW.