SHRINAGAR, India
Indian infrastructure group GVK has put the first unit at its 330-MW
Alaknanda hydropower plant into commercial operation, following
synchronization with the country's northern grid earlier this month.
The
company said the three remaining 82.5 MW units will be synchronized by
the end of June, with full commercial operation to begin soon after. "The
successful synchronization is a major milestone for this challenging
project, which has experienced so many trials and tribulations," GVK
chairman and managing director Dr. GVK Reddy said.
The run-of-river project -- also referred to as the Shrinagar plant --
is located on the Alaknanda River in India's northern Uttarakhand
state. The plant will operate under a power purchase agreement with the
state of Uttar Pradesh, with 12% of its output also given free to
Uttarakhand. HydroWorld.com reported in April 2007 that GVK subsidiary Alaknanda Hydro Power Co. Ltd. had awarded a contract to
SMEC International of Australia and SMEC India to provide engineering
services for the plant, at which point it was estimated that the project
would cost US$439.5 million.
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2015/04/indias-330-mw-alaknanda-hydropower-plant-enters-commercial-operation
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