BHEL installed damaged and repaired turbine in Siddhirganj power plant
Commencement of the units is being delayed due to rows over acceptance of a ‘repaired’ gas turbine and the development of physical infrastructure at the plant, they said, adding that the company ‘lobbying’ for acceptance of the repaired turbine.
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BHEL in April informed EGCB that a turbine fell from the trailer on its way to Chennai from Hyderabad for shipment to Bangladesh. The company then took back the turbine to Hyderabad for overhauling and few weeks later informed EGCB that the turbine had ‘no damage’.
Officials of EGCB and its consultant KEMA International later inspected the turbine and concluded that the turbine was repaired. EGCB then appointed a British firm, Lloyds, to inspect the turbine and it is now reviewing the report, power officials said.
The EGCB, however, asked BHEL to extend the guarantee period of the turbine to four years from existing two years, they said adding that BHEL was also asked to guarantee that it would compensate for economic loss caused by any unscheduled closure relating to the gas turbine. EGCB officials said BHEL was yet to respond to the conditions.
Indian state minister for commerce and power Jairam Ramesh and special assistant to the chief adviser M Tamim on Saturday visited the Siddhirganj power plant and discussed the delay in starting operation and the ‘repaired’ gas turbine.
Ramesh requested Tamim to settle the turbine issue as soon as possible and accept the turbine.
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