- For Polavaram Hydroelectric Project
Bhopal: BHEL Bhopal has successfully designed, fabricated, machined and assembled its largest ever Guide Apparatus for Polavaram Hydroelectric Project. The Guide Apparatus assembly is a major component of the Hydroelectric Project which serves as water inlet through its 24 guide vanes each weighing 4 MT and is approximately 4 meters in length. On assembly, its cylindrical structure weighs 255 MT with a diameter of 9.5 m and height of 6.5 m. S M Ramanathan, Executive Director, BHEL Bhopal inspected the assembly on 24-04-2024 and congratulated the employees for this achievement. Shri G P Baghel (GM – Quality) and Shri V Shrinivas Rao (GM – Hydro) were also present on the occasion.
On completion, Polavaram hydro-electric project will be producing a total of 960 MW electricity with the help of its twelve similar Kaplan hydro turbine and hydro-generator sets of 80 MW each. The machines for Polavaram are the largest being manufactured by BHEL. BHEL is supplying the major part of the machinery for Polavaram hydro-electric project which is being set up by Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited for M/s Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited. The project is located on the Godavari river in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
BHEL ED inspects equipment
Earlier, SM Ramanathan, Executive Director, ED, BHEL, on Wednesday inspected the largest guide equipment assembly ever built at BHEL, Bhopal and congratulated the employees for this achievement.
GP Baghel, General Manager (Quality) and V Srinivas Rao, General Manager (Hydro) were also present on this occasion. The project is located on the Godavari River in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. BHEL has successfully designed, manufactured, machined and assembled its largest ever guide device for Polavaram Hydroelectric Project.
