The Chamera III hydro project in India passed an
important commissioning test on 5 March, when all
three 77-mw Francis vertical turbines being installed
by Alstom successfully completed, in less than ten hours,
the spinning at the rated speed of 333rpm
The test marks an important stage in the Chamera III
project, where Alstom is delivering the units on a turnkey
basis from its Vadodara Hydro manufacturing site. The
project located in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, is
expected to be fully commissioned soon.
Alstom was awarded the Chamera III HEP contract by
NHPC in 2007. The scope of work included turnkey
execution of Electro-Mechanical lot comprising of hydro
turbines, generators and auxiliaries. Alstom's Hydro unit
based in Vadodara has executed the works for the project.
The Alstom Hydro unit at Vadodara has witnessed
continuous growth in the recent years, and will continue to
play a vital role in addressing the increased demand for
reliable, clean and affordable energy in India and around
the world.
Stepping up capacity: Alstom's Hydro facility in
Vadodara has so far supplied hydropower equipment for 4
GW of capacity for various projects in India and abroad.
With the company's expanded production capabilities,
Alstom's Vadodara unit expects to ramp up exports to more
than 30 per cent annually to markets all over the world.
This move follows an investment completed last year to
build Alstom's most advanced bearing production facility.
So far two-third of the factory's existing capacity caters to
the India region while one-third of the capacity caters to
export markets.
On the occasion, Alain Spohr, Unit Managing Director,
Alstom Hydro India, said, "The spinning of all three
machines in record time is a testimony of the exemplary
work and coordination of the team. We at Alstom are
committed to provide cutting edge technological expertise
and clean power generation solutions to our customers and
partners and will continue to do so in the future as well.
The hydro facility at Vadodara is one of the three large
hydro equipment manufacturing hubs for Alstom along
with China and Brazil. This factory is fully geared to meet
the needs of domestic and international projects."
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Chamera: A Backgrounder |
NHPC's Chamera hydropower project is a run-of-river scheme
built on River Ravi, a major river of the Indus Basin. The
Chamera project has three phases. The first, comprising 3 units
of 180-mw each, was commissioned in April 1994. Chamera-II
with three units of 100-mw each turned commercial in 2004.
Once Chamera-III, with three units of 77-mw each, is
commissioned, the total capacity of the Chamera scheme will be
1,071-mw. Chamera-III is part of NHPC's ten projects,
aggregating 4,502 mw, which are currently under construction. |