NHPC successfully restored 100 MW UNIT2 of its 300 MW Chamera-II Power Station

by Psu Connect
Date: 09-11-20

Unit 1 and Unit 2 of Chamera-II Power Station were under outage due to fire incidents on 07/08/2019 in which Stators of both the Units were damaged. The restoration work was a herculean task as it involved integrating new components into around 17 years old Units.

Faridabad: NHPC successfully restored 100 MW UNIT#2 of its 300 MW Chamera-II Power Station located in Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh and has successfully synchronized with the Northern Grid at 15:56 Hrs on 6th November 2020. Final Tests and Synchronization activities were successfully carried out in-house by the team of NHPC Engineers.

Unit 1 of Chamera -II Power Station was already successfully synchronized on 19/10/2020 at 1:14 Hrs and with the restoration of Unit 2, all the three units (3X100 MW) are now available for generating the power.

Unit 1 and Unit 2 of Chamera-II Power Station were under outage due to fire incidents on 07/08/2019 in which Stators of both the Units were damaged. The restoration work was a herculean task as it involved integrating new components into around 17 years old Units.

NHPC through its in-house competencies accomplished the task despite various odds and once again proved its worth in the area of Testing & Commissioning of Hydropower Units. The Unit was restored overcoming all hurdles and multiple challenges faced amidst COVID-19 outbreak. Arrangement of Material, ensuring onsite availability of Contractor’s Personnel, their quarantine arrangements in line with the Govt. norms & directives were some of the key challenges addressed during the restoration process. Round-the-clock work & dedicated efforts of all the personnel involved in the process made the synchronization possible.