BHEL commissions 101-MW power plant in Tripura.

State-run BHEL recently said that it has commissioned a 101-MW gas-based combined cycle power plant on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis in Tripura.

'The power plant has been commissioned at Monarchak, 66 km from Agartala city. The order for the advanced-class gas turbine-based 101-MW CCPP was placed on BHEL by North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO),' the company said in a press release.

Gas turbine of 65.4 MW was earlier commissioned by BHEL in March. With the commissioning of the 35.6-MW steam turbine, BHEL has now commissioned the 101-MW CCPP.

Gas for the project is being supplied from the fields of ONGC. Due to infrastructure constraints in transporting over dimensional consignments, multi-modal transportation was used by BHEL for ensuring safe transportation.

BHEL’s scope of work in the project included supply of gas turbine, heat recovery steam generator (HRSG), steam turbine, generators and latest controls & instrumentation, including plant civil work.

Being a gas-rich state, major share of the power requirement of Tripura is met through gas-based projects.

With the commissioning of this project, the share of BHEL supplied sets in the installed power generating capacity of Tripura has gone up to 88 per cent, with BHEL having supplied 1,000 MW of generating equipment so far.

In the recent past, BHEL has contributed to capacity addition in Tripura by commissioning two sets 363 MW each at the gas-based OTPC Palatana project, totalling 726 MW.

HBL