NHPC successfully restored 100 MW UNIT#1 of its 300 MW Chamera-II Power Station located in Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh and has successfully synchronized with the Northern Grid at 01:14 Hrs on 19th October 2020. Final Tests and Synchronization activities were successfully carried out in-house by the team of NHPC Engineers.
Unit #1 and Unit#2 of Chamera-II Power Station were under outage due to fire incidents on 07/08/2019 in which Stators of both the Units were damaged. The restoration work was a herculean task as it involved integrating new components into around 17 years old Units.
NHPC through its in-house competencies accomplished the task despite various odds and once again proved its worth in the area of Testing and Commissioning of Hydropower Units. The Unit was restored overcoming all hurdles and multiple challenges faced amidst COVID-19 outbreak. Arrangement of Material, ensuring onsite availability of Contractor’s Personnel, their quarantine arrangements in line with the Government norms and directives were some of the key challenges addressed during the restoration process. Round-the-clock work and dedicated efforts of all the personnel involved in the process made the synchronization possible.
Restoration activities for Unit #2 are also in full swing and expected to be restored and synchronized very soon.
