Hydel Energy

Also known as hydraulic

power, hydropower is the
energy or force of moving
water. The energy may be
utilized for various other
purposes. Hydropower was
widely utilized for a number
of purposes prior to the wide
availability of commercial
electric power. It was used
for irrigation and operation of
varied machines including
textile machines, water mills
and sawmills. A trompe tends
to produce compressed air
from falling water that can be
further utilized to run other
machinery lying at some
distance from the
water.There are several ways
in which moving water has
been exploited. Water wheels
and watermills were built
widely in India. Imperial
Rome used water powered
mills and produced flour from
grain.

China and the remaining Far East Operated ‘pot wheel’ pumps hydraulically to raise water into irrigation
canals. The year 1830 was considered to be the peak period of the canal-building. During this period
hydropower was utilized to transport huge traffic up and down steep hills by utilizing inclined plain
railroads. In order to facilitate direct mechanical power transmission, the industries utilizing hydropower
were supposed to locate near the water fall. For instance, during the half of the 19th century, most grist
mills were built at Saint Anthony falls via using the 50 foot drop in the Mississippi River. These mills
facilitated the growth of Minneapolis. Hydraulic power networks also existed in conjunction with the
utilization of pipes that carried pressurized liquid to transmit mechanical power derived from a power
source, such as a pump, to end users.

Modern hydropower is widely used for the creation of hydroelectricity. This facilitates low cost energy to
be utilized at long distances from the water source.

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The SJVN Ltd (formerly Nathpa Jhakri Power Corporation Limited - NJPC ) was incorporated on
May 24, 1988 as a joint venture of the Government of India ( GOI ) and the Government of Himachal
Pradesh (GOHP) to plan, investigate, organize, execute, operate and maintain Hydro-electric power
projects. The present authorized share capital of SJVN is Rs 7000 crores.

The Nathpa Jhakri Hydro – Electric Power Station– NJHPS ( 1500 MW ) was the first project
undertaken by SJVN for execution. In addition to the financial assistance from the World Bank, SJVN
has also been financed as loan by a Consortium of European Banks, the Power Finance Corporation
( PFC ) and various domestic commercial banks.

Unit Synchronization Commercial Generation

Unit – 6 November 23, 2003 January 02, 2004

Unit – 5 September 29, 2003 October 06, 2003

Unit – 4 January 22, 2004 March 30, 2004

Unit – 3 February 13, 2004 March 31, 2004

Unit – 2 March 09.2004 May 06, 2004

Unit - 1 March 31, 2004 May 18, 2004

Besides the social and economic upliftment of the people in its vicinity, the 1500 MW NJHEP has
been designed to generate 6612 MU of electrical energy in a 90% dependable year with 95 %
machine availability. It is also providing 1500 MW of valuable peaking power to the Northern Grid.

Out of the total energy generated at the bus bar, 12 percent is supplied free of cost to the home state
i.e. Himachal Pradesh. From the remaining 88% energy generation, 25% is supplied to HP at bus
bar rates. Balance power has been allocated to the beneficiary states / UTs of Northern Region by
Ministry of Power, Government of India.

Besides above, indirect benefits has also accrued to the region by way of increase in agriculture and
industrial production. In addition, the project has provided gainful employment to a large number of
skilled and unskilled workers and has also opened the landlocked hinterland by providing essential
facilities such as schools, hospitals etc. for the people of the area. Thus, 1500 MW NJHPS has
ushered in the social and economic upliftment of the persons living in the vicinity of the Project i.e. of
society at large.

SJVN’s Future Projects

Since the commissioning of the largest underground 1500 MW Hydro Electric Power Project,
NJHEP with the gigantic efforts made by its engineers, workers and all its associates, the first project
allocated to SJVN, the Corporation expanded its base from a single project to a Multi Project and
thereafter from a presence in a single state to a pan- Indian Corporation and established its footprint
in the neighbouring countries of Nepal & Bhutan.

SJVN is currently constructing the 412 MW Rampur Hydro Electric Project in the state of Himachal
Pradesh. SJVN is also implementing three hydro projects (252 MW Devsari, 60 MW Naitwar Mori
and 51 MW Jakhol Sankri) in the state of Uttarakhand. Further, SJVN has also been allocated Luhri
Hydro Electric Project (775 MW) and Dhaulasidh HEP (66 MW) in the state of Himachal Pradesh for
preparation of Detailed Project Report and subsequent execution. Further, SJVN is entering into a
Joint Venture for the implementation of 1500 MW Tipaimukh HE Project in Manipur with an equity
participation to the extent of 26%.

The company has now gone across the borders and has bagged 900 MW Arun III hydroelectric
project in Nepal through, competitive bidding. In addition, the corporation has also been assigned the
task of updating/preparing DPRs of two Hydro Electric Projects 900 MW Wangchu HE Project and
486 MW Kholongchu HE Project in Bhutan by Govt. of India.

Welcome to the web site of Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB)

UYRB is a subordinate office of the Union Ministry of Water Resources, Government

of India. An MoU was signed on 12-May-1994 amongst the party basin states for the
sharing of the waters of river Yamuna upto and including Okhala barrage. The MoU
provides for creation of a board called Upper Yamuna River Board, primarily for
regulation of the allocation of available flows amongst the beneficiary states and also
for monitoring the return flows; monitoring conserving and upgrading the quality of
surface and ground water; maintaining hydro-meteorological data for the basin; over
viewing plans for watershed management; monitoring and reviewing the progress of
all projects upto and including Okhla barrage; and other similar functions. Click here
to read the Functions of UYRB in detail.

Accordingly, the Central Government constituted the Upper Yamuna River Board vide
Resolution No. 10(66)/

History Of Multi-Purpose River Valley Project Development In Indus

Basin
The North-western region of the Indian sub-continent is the land of the Indus. Indeed
from this river, India gets her name. The principal tributaries of the River Indus from west
are the Rivers Kabul and the Kurrem; the five main tributaries from east are the Rivers
the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Beas and the Satluj. The principal rivers of Indus
system are all perennial. Its tributaries are more dependent on the monsoon rains. Most
of the Indus Basin lies in India and Pakistan, and only about 13 percent of its total
catchment is in Tibet and Afghanistan. Within India, the Indus Basin lies in the States of
Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
Indus Water Treaty - 1960
With partition and emergence of the two independent political entities India and Pakistan,
the sharing of Indus waters resulted in a dispute and became an International Issue.
About 8 years of discussion and negotiations between Governments of India and Pakistan,
carried out under the auspices of the World Bank, resulted in ‘Indus Waters Treaty’. Under
this treaty, the waters of the three eastern rivers (the Ravi, the Beas and the Satluj)
would be for the exclusive use of India and waters of the three western rivers (the Indus,
 the Jhelum and the Chenab) for the exclusive use of Pakistan.
Development Projects after Independence
Bhakra–Nangal Dam project taken up in 1948 was so planned that early benefits of
increased irrigation and power started accruing much ahead of the completion of the main
dam at Bhakra in 1963. The irrigation channels were opened to the fields as early as 1954
and the first unit of Ganguwal Power Plant on the Bhakra Nangal grid started generation in
1955

The Master Plan was drawn to harness the waters of 3 rivers which came to India’s share
after Indus Water Treaty. The Bhakra Dam, constructed across River Satluj, controlled the
water of river Satluj for irrigation and power generation. The Beas was the next to be
tackled through the Beas project, with Ravi through Thein Dam following soon after.
Beas Project
Unit-I, the Beas–Satluj Link, is essentially a power project and diverts 4711 million cum
(3.82 MAF) of Beas waters at Pandoh, into the Satluj over 1000-feet drop. The Dehar
Power House at this point has an installed capacity of 990 MW, the tail race waters then
flows down the satluj and is stored in Bhakra's Gobindsagar Reservoir. The diversion from
Pandoh to Dehar is through a 38 km long water conductor system comprising an open
channel and two tunnels with a combined length of over 25 km. The total catchement
area of Beas and Satluj is 12560 km2 and 56860 km2 respectively.

Unit-II of the Beas Project is the Pong Dam on the Beas, just before it enters the plains at
Talwara, with a gross storage of 8572 million cum (6.95 MAF) behind a 435 feet earth-
core gravel shell dam. The power plant at the base of the dam had an installed capacity of
360 MW.

Bhakra–Nangal Dam project taken up in 1948 was so planned that early benefits of increased
irrigation and power started accruing much ahead of the completion of the main dam at Bhakra in
1963. The irrigation channels were opened to the fields as early as 1954 and the first unit of
Ganguwal Power Plant on the Bhakra Nangal grid started generation in 1955

The Master Plan was drawn to harness the waters of 3 rivers which came to India’s share after
Indus Water Treaty. The Bhakra Dam, constructed across River Satluj, controlled the water of river
Satluj for irrigation and power generation. The Beas was the next to be tackled through the Beas
project, with Ravi through Thein Dam following soon after.
Beas Project
Unit-I, the Beas–Satluj Link, is essentially a power project and diverts 4711 million cum (3.82 MAF)
of Beas waters at Pandoh, into the Satluj over 1000-feet drop. The Dehar Power House at this point
has an installed capacity of 990 MW, the tail race waters then flows down the satluj and is stored in
Bhakra's Gobindsagar Reservoir. The diversion from Pandoh to Dehar is through a 38 km long water
conductor system comprising an open channel and two tunnels with a combined length of over 25
km. The total catchement area of Beas and Satluj is 12560 km2 and 56860 km2 respectively.

Unit-II of the Beas Project is the Pong Dam on the Beas, just before it enters the plains at
Talwara, with a gross storage of 8572 million cum (6.95 MAF) behind a 435 feet earth-core
gravel shell dam. The power plant at the base of the dam had an installed capacity of 360 MW.

7.

Hydro Scenario
India is blessed with immense amount of hydro-electric potential and ranks 5th in terms of
exploitable hydro-potential on global scenario. As per assessment made by CEA, India is
endowed with economically exploitable hydro-power potential to the tune of 1 48 700 MW of
installed capacity. The basin wise assessed potential is as under :-

Basin/Rivers Probable Installed Capacity (MW)

Indus Basin 33,832
Ganga Basin 20,711
Central Indian River system 4,152
Western Flowing Rivers of southern India 9,430
Eastern Flowing Rivers of southern India 14,511
Brahmaputra Basin 66,065
Total 1,48,701

In addition, 56 number of pumped storage projects have also been identified with probable
installed capacity of 94 000 MW. In addition to this, hydro-potential from small, mini & micro
schemes has been estimated as 6 782 MW from 1 512 sites. Thus, in totality India is endowed
with hydro-potential of about 2 50 000 MW. However, exploitation of hydro-potential has not been
up to the desired level due to various constraints confronting the sector.

In 1998, Government of India announced "Policy on Hydro Power Development" under which
impetus is given to development of hydropower in the country. This was a welcome step towards
effective utilization of our water resources in the direction of hydropower development. During
October 2001, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) came out with a ranking study which prioritized
and ranked the future executable projects. As per the study, 399 hydro schemes with an
aggregate installed capacity of 1 06 910 MW were ranked in A,B & C categories depending upon
their inter-se attractiveness. During May 2003, Govt. of India launched 50 000 MW hydro initiative
in which preparation of Pre Feasibility Reports of 162 Projects totalling to 50 000 MW was taken
up by CEA through various agencies. The PFRs for all these projects have already been prepared
and projects with low tariff (first year tariff less than Rs.2.50/kWh) have been identified for
preparation of DPR.

Hydro Scenario

India is blessed with immense amount of hydro-electric potential and ranks 5th in terms of
exploitable hydro-potential on global scenario. As per assessment made by CEA, India is
endowed with economically exploitable hydro-power potential to the tune of 1 48 700 MW of
installed capacity. The basin wise assessed potential is as under :-

Basin/Rivers Probable Installed Capacity (MW)

Indus Basin 33,832
Ganga Basin 20,711
Central Indian River system 4,152
Western Flowing Rivers of southern India 9,430
Eastern Flowing Rivers of southern India 14,511
Brahmaputra Basin 66,065
Total 1,48,701

In addition, 56 number of pumped storage projects have also been identified with probable
installed capacity of 94 000 MW. In addition to this, hydro-potential from small, mini & micro
schemes has been estimated as 6 782 MW from 1 512 sites. Thus, in totality India is endowed
with hydro-potential of about 2 50 000 MW. However, exploitation of hydro-potential has not been
up to the desired level due to various constraints confronting the sector.

In 1998, Government of India announced "Policy on Hydro Power Development" under which
impetus is given to development of hydropower in the country. This was a welcome step towards
effective utilization of our water resources in the direction of hydropower development. During
October 2001, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) came out with a ranking study which prioritized
and ranked the future executable projects. As per the study, 399 hydro schemes with an
aggregate installed capacity of 1 06 910 MW were ranked in A,B & C categories depending upon
their inter-se attractiveness. During May 2003, Govt. of India launched 50 000 MW hydro initiative
in which preparation of Pre Feasibility Reports of 162 Projects totalling to 50 000 MW was taken
up by CEA through various agencies. The PFRs for all these projects have already been prepared
and projects with low tariff (first year tariff less than Rs.2.50/kWh) have been identified for
preparation of DPR.

Hydro Potential

INDIA is endowed with economically exploitable and viable hydro potential assessed to be about
84,000 MW at 60% load factor (1,48,701 MW installed capacity). In addition, 6780 MW in terms of
installed capacity from Small, Mini, and Micro Hydel schemes have been assessed. Also, 56 sites
for pumped storage schemes with an aggregate installed capacity of 94,000 MW have been
identified. However, only 19.9% of the potential has been harnessed so far.
Advantages of Hydro Power
• A renewable source of energy - saves scarce fuel reserves.

• Non-polluting and hence environment friendly.

• Long life - The first hydro project completed in 1897 is still in operation at Darjeeling is still
in operation.

• Cost of generation, operation and maintenance is lower than the other sources of energy.

• Ability to start and stop quickly and instantaneous load acceptance/rejection makes it
 suitable to meet peak demand and for enhancing system reliability and stability.

• Has higher efficiency (over 90%) compared to thermal (35%) and gas (around 50%).

• Cost of generation is free from inflationary effects after the initial installation.

• Storage based hydro schemes often provide attendant benefits of irrigation, flood control,
drinking water supply, navigation, recreation, tourism, pisciculture etc.

• Being located in remote regions leads to development of interior backward areas

(education, medical, road communication, telecommunication etc.)

Water Management Overview

DVC has a network of four dams - Tilaiya and Maithon on river Barakar, Panchet on river
Damodar and Konar on river Konar. Besides, Durgapur barrage and the canal network,
handed over to Government of West Bengal in 1964, remained a part of the total system
of water management. DVC dams are capable of moderating floods of 6.51 lac cusec to
2.5 lac cusecs.

• Four multipurpose dams were constructed during the period 1948 to 1959.

a) Maithon Dam
b) Panchet dam
c) Tilaiya Dam
d) Konar Dam

• Flood reserve capacity of 1292 mcm has been provided in 4 reservoirs, which can
moderate a peak flood of 18395 cumec to a safe carrying capacity of 7076 cumec.

• 419 mcm of water is stored in the 4 DVC reservoirs to supply 680 cusec of water to
meet industrial, municipal and domestic requirements in West Bengal & Jharkhand.

• A barrage on river Damodar was constructed in 1955 at Durgapur for supply of

irrigation water to the districts of Burdwan, Bankura & Hoogly.

Irrigation Command Area (Gross) - 5.69 lakh hectares.

Irrigation Potential Created - 3.64 lakh hectares.
Canals - 2494 kms.

• 30,000 ha of land in the upper valley is being irrigated, every year by lift irrigation
with the water available from 16,000 (approx) check dams constructed by DVC.
Monsoon Operation (June - October)

• A vast hydrometeorological station network with VHF / wireless facilities exists over
the Damodar catchment area.

• On real time basis {hourly, 3 hourly, 6 hourly} data of river gauge, rainfall, river
discharge are measured and transmitted through existing communication network
to central flood control station at Maithon.

• Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Kolkata transmit the rainfall forecast for
next 24 hrs for the entire Damodar valley region to Maithon.

• Computer model available at Flood Forecasting Unit (FFU) at Maithon estimates the
inflow into the reservoirs based on the real time data & the rainfall forecast of IMD.

• According to detailed guidelines contained in the "Damodar Valley Reservoir

Regulation Manual" Member Secretary DVRRC (Damodar Valley Reservoir
Regulation Committee) after discussion with SE, Damodar Irrigation Circle Govt. of
W B, Manager, Reservoir Operation of DVC and SE, Tenughat of Govt. of Jharkhand
decides day to day release of water from Maithon and Panchet Dams and issues
advice for release of water through the dams.

Flood Warning

• Before releasing water from dams spillway gates, necessary warning is

communicated to district authorities, affected downstream industries,
municipalities and others including senior administrative officials of Burdwan,
Bankura and Purulia. , I0 W Dept., Govt. of W.B., EE, DHW, Durgapur, Member
(RM), CWC, New Delhi.

• Whenever discharge from Maithon & Panchet dams exceeds 1132 cumec (40,000
cusec), special messages are broadcasted through Doordarshan and AIR regional
news bulletins.

• Doordarshan, Kolkata also telecasts daily weather forecast with probable rainfall in
the Damodar Valley.

Dams

Tilaiya Konar Maithon Panchet

Inauguration 21.02.53 15.10.55 27.09.57 06.12.59

On River Barakar Konar Barakar Damodar

District Hazaribagh Hazaribagh Dhanbad Dhanbad

State Jharkhand Jharkhand Jharkhand/ Jharkhand/

W. Bengal W.Bengal

Height above river bed (meters) 30.18 48.77 50.00* 40.84*

44.00** 45.00**
Length (meters) 366 4535 4860 6777

Width of roadway (meters) 3.81 5.79 6.78 10.67

Power generating capacity 2 x 2 MW - 3 x 20 MW 2 x 40 MW

Storage capacity (million cu.m.)

To dead storage 75.25 60.4 207.24 170.37

To top of gates 394.74 336.76 1361.84 1497.54

Allocation of storage capacities (MCM)

For irrigation & power 141.86 220.81 611.84 228.21

For flood control 177.63 55.51 542.76 1086.76

Drainage area (sq. km.) 984.2 997.1 6293.17 10966.1

Reservoir (sq. km.)

At dead storage level 15.38 7.49 24.28 27.92

At maximum conservation pool 38.45 23.15 71.35 121.81

Area top of gates 74.46 27.92 107.16 153.38

*Earthen Dam **Concrete Dam

Durgapur Barrage

Year of construction 1955

Length 692 m
Number of gates 34 (including under sluice)
Size of gates 18.3m x 4.9m [60 ft x 16 ft]
Left & right under sluice 18.3m x 5.5 m [60 ft x 18 ft]
Between RL. 64.5 m [211.5 ft] to RL. 63.4 m [208.0
Operating levels
ft]

Details of Canal Network.

Length Discharge at Head

(Km) Regulator (Cumec)
LBMC (Left Bank Main Canal)(Canal originating
136.8 260
from Durgapur Barrage)
RBMC (Right Bank Main Canal) (Canal originating
88.5 64.3
from Durgapur Barrage)
Total length of main and branch canals 2494
DVC Power Stations at a Glance

Name Location Capacity Commissioning

THERMAL
Bokaro 'B' Dist- Bokaro 630 MW U-I Mar 86
State- Jharkhand (3 X 210 MW) U-II Nov 90
U-III Aug 93

Chandrapura Dist- Bokaro 390 MW U-I Oct 64

State- Jharkhand (3 X 130 MW) U-II May 65
U-III July 68

Durgapur Dist.- Barddhaman 350 MW U-III Dec 66

State- WestBengal (1X140 MW) U-IV Sept 82
+
(1X210 MW)

Mejia Dist.- Bankura 1340 MW U-I Mar 96

State- WestBengal (4 X 210 MW) + U-II Mar 98
U-III Sept 99
(2 X 250 MW) U-IV Feb 05

U-V Feb 08

U-VI Sept 08

Total Thermal 2710 MW

Name Location Existing Capacity Commissioning

HYDEL
Tilaiya River- Barakar 4 MW U-I Feb’53
Dist.-Hazaribagh (2 X 2 MW) U-II July’53
State- Jharkhand
Maithon River- Barakar 60 MW U-I Oct’57
Dist.- Burdhaman (3 X 20 MW) U-II Mar’58
State- West Bengal U-II Dec’58

Panchet River- Damodar 80 MW U-I Dec’59

Dist.- Dhanbad (2 X 40 MW) U-II Mar’91
State -Jhankhand
Total Hydel . 144 MW

GRAND TOTAL 2854 MW

DVC Power Plants, Dams and Barrages

Use this map to link to detailed information on all of DVC’s facilities.

Point to a colored dot on the map to see the DVC site name. Click for more information.
or
Point to a name on the list to see the site location on the map. Click for more information.
The tougher the challenge the more rewarding the experience. That's
the belief that's helped us tackle some of the most demanding client
requirements and execute landmark projects.

Turnkey Electricals for UBM & Rail Mill

Refurbishing installation, testing and comissioning of electrical

equipment of Universal Beam & Rail Rolling Plant at Raigarh for Jindal
Steel & Power Limited. Always on the technological frontline,
Hindustan Controls and Equipment in 2002 completed yet another
ambitious projects in its history of excellence. HCE in the August of
2002 set up the entire electrical system of a 0.5 million tones rolling
mill in Raigarh, Chattisgarh. This landmark HCE project is destined to
revolutionise the Indian Railways in terms of speed and reduction of
mishaps.

Turnkey sub-station projects from 6.6 KV to 132KV

For last three decades Hindustan Controls & Equipment have acquired
considerable credibility in installing sub- stations on turnkey basis for
many Doordarshan Kendras, All India Radio Stations and Videsh
Sancher Nigam Limited located in the eastern part of the country.
2002 once again saw Hindustan Controls & Equipment at the pinnacle
GT
Hydel
of their success.It wasPower
a year whenThermal Powerwith the
HCE was credited Dam
supply,
Maithon
Plant
installation, testing and commissioning Plant Konar
of 11 KV sub-station
equipment (VCBandMaithonother accessories)BTPS
at (B) Panchet
Bharatpur, Simara and
Panchet
Purwanipur sub-station in Nepal. HCE alsoCTPS Tilaiya132
supplied and installed
KV Circuit Breaker,Tilaiya DTPS Protection Maithon
Isolators and Relay Control system for
Lamki sub-station with related Civil works.MTPS

Sewerage Pumping Station - Metro Railway , Kolkata

( click the images for larger view )
Kolkata is three-century-old city where commuting has always been a
severe problem. Ancient and rather unplanned roadways added chaos
to confusion. It was decided that best way to confront this problem
was the installation of the Metro Railways but running of underground
railways would required perfectly safe and functional drainage
pumping system. The automatic drainage pumping system was
completely constructed by Hindustan Controls & Equipment Pvt. Ltd.
The problem is rather complicated. It involved the construction of a
drainage system in a centuries old city whose underground was
mayhem of pipelines, sewerage (lines), telephones and electrical lines
and ruins of old houses. Further the tunnel being far below the surface
with a tidal river running alongside, drainage becomes serious
problem. The drainage pumping system had to be fully automatic and
fail safe. And today because of it, people can commute via the metro
Railways for whom it is undoubtedly the lifeline.
Electrostatic Precipitator installation at
Sharjah Cement, UAE
In 1981 Flakt India Ltd. entrusted the job of completion
of a major pollution Control Project at Sharjah, UAE to
Hindustan Controls & Equipment. The project involved
complete installation of the electrical system. HCE
designed, manufactured, supplied and installed remote
control desk, control panels, distribution boards and
other equipments for the electrostatic precipitators
(ESP) at Sharjah Cement Factory, UAE. The mission was
yet another milestone for Hindustan Controls &
Equipment.
Drinking Water Pumping Stations for KMDA
The drinking water system in Kolkata was built during
the British era. The sole pumping station at Tala had
been supplying drinking water till 1980 to the expanding
urban areas of Kolkata.
In order to overcome this inadequacy, Hindustan
Controls & Equipment was called in to develop solutions
for drinking water that would be effective and plausible
for a metropolis as large and intense as Kolkata.
The river water being tidal in nature and as it rises up to
a height of 16-20 feet, quite a portion is bound to be
wasted.
Auckland Square pumping Station and Subodh Mallick
Square Pumping Station was consequently conceived by
the KMDA and constructed and commissioned by the
Hindustan Controls & Equipment. The pumping Stations
were successfully implemented and engineered by HCE
The Engineering achievement was noteworthy and met
the latest state of the art international standards .
This system not only made up for the fall in water
pressure at the consumer points but also made up for
most of the supply shortage of water in Greater Kolkata.
A newspaper article published then captioned the event
as "the sound of water and children's laughter". This has
singularly been one of the greatest heartfelt tributes
that HCE earned from a project that helped to built in
the essence of life in the city.
List of Clients of Utilities/Industries in respect of Diagnostics tests on
Power Equipments for the year 04-05 & 05-06
Sl.No Name of the client
1 Rourkela Steel Plant, Rourkela
2 KPTCL, Bangalore
Renewable Energy - Solar and Wind
Comprehensive solutions in the field of wind and sola
energy include:
1. Supply of Wind Turbine, Solar Photo Voltaic Panels
Charge Controllers, Inverters and Distribution Hardware.
2. Computerised design of sub-modules and installation
guidelines.
3. Turn-key commissioning and maintenance.
Building Management, Security, Fire Detection
& Alarm System
HCE, having its Technical depth & acumen in Electrical &
Electronics Control Engineering; being entrusted by
NOTIFIER (A Honeywell group of company) to work a
their “Engineering system distributor” in India. The
Product range includes network ready nodes or panels
which may be called “Addressable” o
“Intelligent" Fire Detection and Alarm Systems. It i
the current state-of-the-art in fire detection and alarm
technology. Unlike conventional alarm methods, these
systems monitor and control the capabilities of each &
every alarm initiating and signaling device through
microprocessors and system software. In effect, the
intelligent fire alarm system is a computer or series o
computers networked together, - overseeing and
operating a series of input and output devices on 24X7
basis.
Geographical Information System and SCADA
HCE has pioneered the Integration of Supervisory Contro
& Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Geographica
Information System (GIS) through the development o
proprietory softwares and gateways.
The engineering world of PLC and SCADA is depicted in
the visual platform of a topology unique to the industry
Each and every instrument can be mapped in scale and
has a provision of registering the same with respect to
the longitude and latitude.
Power Equipments tested
Condition Monitoring Tests on 132 kV
Power Transformer, CT’s CVT’s PT’s
& 33 kV Power Cables- route length of
5 Kms
Pre-commissioning tests of 66 kV XLPE
 Cable

3 Chamera Power Station-II, NHPC, Condition Monitoring tests of Generator

Chamera. Transformers (400kV Class)

4 Almatti dam Power House, KPCL Tan delta & Capacitance tests of 56 MW
Hydro Generators

5 NHPC, Rangit Power Station, Sikkim Diagnostic tests on EHV Class

Transformers

6 NHPC, Tanakpur Power Station, Diagnostic Tests on Transformers, LA &

Uttaranchal Circuit Breakers

7 M/s.BIOCON Sub-station, Bangalore Pre-commissioning tests for 66 kV XLPE

Cable

8 WBSEB, Durgapur, West Bengal RLA studies on400 kV/220 kV/33 kV, 105
MVA Auto Transformer

9 Gandhi Sagar Power House, MPSEB RLA studies on 11 kV/23 MW Hydro

Generator

10 Nagarjuna Sagar Power House, Diagnostic tests on 13.8 kV, 100.8 MW

APGENCO, Hyderabad Hydro Generator

11 M/s.Marmagoa Port Trust, Goa Condition Monitoring of Cables and

Transformers

12 Dehar Power Station, BBMB, Slapper RLA Studies including ELCID Test on Hydro
(HP) Generator

13 Bairasiul Hydro Power Station of Condition Monitoring Tests on Hydro

NHPC, Chamba, HP Generators including ELCID Test, Power
Transformers, CT’s, Surge Capacitors

14 IOCL, Panipat Condition Monitoring/Diagnostic Test on

HT Motors and Power Transformer

15 NHPC, Salal Hydro Power Station, ELCID test on Stator Core of Hydro
Salal, J&K. Generator

16 BBMB, Dehar Power House, Slapper, RLA studies including ELCID test on Hydro
HP Generator

17 Assam State Electricity Board and Testing on 363 KVAR, 7.3 kV and 263
PGCIL. KVAR, 6.99 kV HT Capacitor

18 M/s.GMR Energy, Mangalore Condition Monitoring tests on Power

Transformers, CTs and CVTs, AE
testing on Transformers

19 Sharavathy Generating Station, Jog Condition Monitoring tests on Generator

Falls for KPCL, Bangalore. Transformer

20 PGCIL substation at Kolar and AE testing on Power Transformer & Shunt

Vishakapatnam. Reactor

21 M/s.Volt Amp Transformers (P) Ltd., AE testing of Power Transformer at

 Vadodara M/s.Saint Gobgur Glass India,
Sriperamadur, Tamil Nadu

22 Tarapur Atomic Power Station, Condition Monitoring of Generators (Stator

Tarapur (Phase – I &II) & Rotor) and Transformers

23 M/s.JSW Steel Ltd., Torangallu, AE testing on 9 Transformers

Bellary District

24 Ferro Alloy Industries, Goa Harmonic Analysis on 33 kV HT

Consumers

25 Mettur Thermal Power Station, Mettur AE Technique On line PD test on 250 MVA
15.75/230V Transformer

26 TNEB, Chennai Pre-commissioning testing of 110kV XLPE

Cable

27 Uri Power Station & Chamera Power Condition Monitoring tests on 400kV class
Station, NHPC Generator Transformer

28 M/s.SPIC, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu Diagnostic testing of HV Motors & Diesel

Generators

29 M/s.KPCL, Bangalore RLA studies on CT’s, CVT’s & PT’s

30 M/s.GMR Energy Limited, Mangalore Diagnostic tests on 11kV, 55MW Steam

Turbine Generator

31 M/s.NHPC, Uri Power Station Condition Monitoring of Generators and

Switchyard Equipment

32 Chamera-I Power Station. Condition Monitoring of EHV equipment

33 M/s.NDPL, New Delhi. Diagnostic testing of Power Cables

Maharashtra State Electricity
34 Diagostic test on 400KV 50MVAR Reactor
Transmission Co. Ltd. at 400KV Sub-Station, Chandrapur
Durgapur, Chandrapur
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited,
35 Condition Monitoring of Power
Vishakapatnam Steel Plant, Transformers & 220 KV CTs
Visakhapatnam – 530 031.
Crompton Greaves Ltd.,
36 Moisture measurement on Transformers
Kanjur Marg (East)
MUMBAI – 400 042. INDIA
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
37 Condition monitoring tests on
Admn. Building, Sheva, Transformers, CVTs & CTs,
Navi Mumbai- 400 707
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1. Rourkela Steel Plant, · Diagnostic Tests on 132 KV class Substation

Rourkela, Orissa equipment Power Transformers, CT’s, CVT’s, PT’s,
Circuit Breakers, and LA’s.

· Commissioning Tests including Very Low Frequency

(0.1 Hz) Tan delta test on 33 KV class XLPE Cables.

2. Rastreeya Ispat Nigama · Condition Monitoring Tests on 220 KV class Power

Ltd. Visakhapatnam Transformers, CT’s and CVT’s

3. Jawaharlal Nehru Port · Diagnostic Tests on 220 KV class Power

Trust, Navi Mumbai Transformers, CT’s and CVT’s

· VLF Tan delta Tests on 33 KV XLPE Cables

4. National Aluminium · RLA Studies on 220 KV Power Transformers

Company Ltd., Angul,
Orissa

5. Vijayawada Thermal · RLA Studies on 220 KV Power Transformers

Power Station,
Ibrahimpatnam, AP

6. Nagarjunasagar, · Partial Discharge Tests on 13.8 KV, 100 MW Hydro

APGENCO Generator

7. Assam Electricity · Diagnostic Tests on 220 KV class Power

Generation Transformers at various Substation of AEGCL
Corporation Ltd.,
Assam

8. Maharastra State · Diagnostic Tests on 400 KV, 50 MVA Reactor

Electricity Transformer
Transmission Co. Ltd.,
Maharastra

9. Crompton Greaves Ltd., · Dielectric Spectroscopy Tests on 11 KV

Mumbai Transformers

10. STDS, Bhopal · Diagnostic Tests including ELCID and Wedge

Mapping Test 12 KV, 1250 MVA Short Circuit
Generators

11. Salal Power Station, · Diagnostic Tests on 11kV, 110 MW Hydro

NHPC, Salal, Jammu & Generators, 11 KV/ 220 KV, 43 MVA Generator
Kashmir Transformers, 220 KV class CT’s, CVT’s, Bushings
and LA’s

12. URI Power Station, · Diagnostic Tests on 400 kV, 50 MVAR Shunt
Reactors, 420 kV class CVT’s and 400 kV Single core
NHPC, Baramulla, Jammu Oil filled Cables
& Kashmir
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13. Loktak Power Station, · Condition Monitoring tests on Hydro Generators,

NHPC, Manipur Generator Transformers, CT’s, CVT’s, Circuit
Breakers

14. West Bengal State · Condition Monitoring Testing of 400 KV class Auto
Electricity Board Transformers, CT’s and CVT’s at Jeerat Substation.

· Condition Monitoring Testing of 220 KV and 132 KV

CT’s, CVT’s and PT’s at Jeerat Substation

· Condition Monitoring Testing of 220 KV class Auto

Transformer, CT’s, CVT’s and PT’s at Howrah
Substation

· Condition Monitoring Testing of 220 KV class

Transformers, CT’s and PT’s at Kasaba Substation

· Condition Monitoring Testing of 220 KV class

Transformers, CT’s, CVT’s and PT’s at Durgapur
Substation

15. Durgapur Thermal Power · RLA Studies on Turbo Generators and Auto
Station (DTPS), Transformer
Durgapur Valley
Corporation (DVC),
Durgapur

16. Karnataka Power · RLA Studies on 220 KV class Generator

Corporation Limited Transformers at various Generating Stations in
Karnataka

Consultancy projects on hand as on May 2007

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Utility/Company Projects

1. UP Jalvidyut Nigam Ltd.,Pipri,· Condition Monitoring Tests on 11 KV/ 132

KV Generator Transformers
UttraPradesh

2. IOCL Gujarat Refineries, Gujarat · Very Low Frequency Tan delta Tests on 11
KV XLPE Power Cables

3. Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd.,· Condition Monitoring Tests on Generator

Transformers, Hydro Generators, CT’s,
Jhakri, HP
CVT’s and PT’s

4. Rourkela Steel Plant, Rourkela,· Diagnostic Testing of 132 KV class and 33

KV Power Transformers
Orissa
· Diagnostic Testing of Substation Equipments
 5. Andhra Pradesh Power· Diagnostic Tests on the Windings of
Generators & Transformers of Lower Sileru,
Generation Corporation Limited.,
Donkarayi Canal & Upper Sileru Power
(APGENCO) Houses

· Diagnostic Tests on the windings of

Generators &Power Transformers at
Machkund Hydro Electric Scheme

Co-
generation is
the process
of a heat
engine. It
can also be
referred to
as a power
station that
helps in
generation
of heat and
electricity.

Conventional
power plants
tend to emit
the heat
that’s
created as a
byproduct of
electricity
generated
into the
environment
via cooling
towers as
fuel gas or
by any other
means. CHP
or any
bottoming
cycle works
towards
capturing
the
byproduct
heat for
industrial or
domestic
heating
purposes.
The usage is
more
common in
Scandinavia
and Eastern
Europe for
distribution
via pipes to
heat local
housing.

About 30 billion pounds of steam is produced in Con Edison, United States, every year through its
seven co-generation plants. This is thereafter pumped into 100,000 buildings in Manhattan, the largest
commercial steam system in the world. Byproduct tends to heat at moderate temperature (212-
356˚F/100-180˚C) & can be utilized in absorption chillers for cooling. Polygeneration plant or
trigeneration is usually a plant that produces electricity, heat and cold.

Co-generation can also be referred to as usage of fuel that’s thermodynamically efficient. In a separate
electricity production, some amount of energy is required to be rejected as waste heat. However, the
same energy is put into good use in co-generation.

Infrastructure

With the time DVC developed and expanded its infrastructure Five thermal power stations
with a capacity of 2570 MW, three hydro-electric power stations with a capacity of 144
MW and one gas turbine station with a capacity of 82.5 MW contribute to a total installed
capacity of 2796.5 MW. Presently DVC has 60 sub-stations and receiving stations more
than 5500-circuit km of transmission and distribution lines. DVC has also four dams, a
barrage and a network of canals that play an effective role in water management. The
construction of check dams, development of forests and farms and upland and wasteland
treatment developed by DVC play a vital role in eco conservation.
DVC INFRASTRUCTURE AT A GLANCE
DVC Command Area 24,235 Sq. Kms

POWER MANAGEMENT

Total Installed Capacity 2796.5 MW

Thermal Power Stations Five Capacity 2570 MW

Hydel Power Stations Three Capacity 144 MW

Gas Turbine Station One Capacity 82.5 MW

At 220 KV– 11 nos.

Sub-stations and Receiving Stations At 132 KV– 33 nos.
At 33 KV– 16 nos.

220 KV– 1500 ckt kms

Transmission Lines 132 KV– 3415 ckt kms
33 KV– 1070 ckt kms
 Water Management
Tilaiya, Konar, Maithon Panchet dams and
Major Dams and Barrage
Durgapur Barrage

Irrigation Command Area (gross) 5.69 lakh hectares

Irrigation Potential Created 3.64 lakh hectares

Flood Reserve Capacity 1292 million Cu.m.

Canals 2494 kms

Soil Conservation

Forests, Farms, Upland and Wasteland Treatment 4 lakh hectares (approx)

Check Dams 16,000 (approx)