New Delhi: NHPC Limited has successfully restored 100 MW unit #2 of its 300 MW Chamera-II Power Station located in Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh. The power plant has also successfully synchronized with the northern grid at 3.56 pm on November 6. The 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 October 19 at 1.14 pm. 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 August 7 last year 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 Limited through its in-house competencies accomplished the task despite various odds and once again proved its worth in the area of testing and 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 government's norms and directives were some of the key challenges addressed during the restoration process. Round-the-clock work and dedicated efforts of all the personnel involved in the process made the synchronisation possible.
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