BHEL, BHEL-GE joint venture revamp gas turbine for Delhi's Pragati Power Corporation

NEW DELHI: State-owned BHEL and BHEL-GE joint venture have together revamped the 104 MW Gas Turbine Generator of the Pragati Power Corporation, which will help in easing the electricity situation in the capital.

"The job was awarded to BHEL and BHEL-GE Gas Turbine Services Pvt Limited (BGGTS) for the Generator and Gas Turbine respectively for this combined cycle plant at Pragati," BHEL said in a statement.

BHEL-GE Gas Turbine Services Pvt Limited (BGGTS) is a Joint Venture company promoted by BHEL and GE.

"As this particular plant is connected to the city load end, its immediate synchronization with the grid was critical. The Ministry of Power sought BHEL's help in bringing back the unit on war footing," the statement said.

The unit is now contributing 145 MW of power to the grid in the combined cycle mode. The city has been suffering extended outages amid hot and humid weather after a storm damaged parts of the transmission and distribution network last month. Power Minister Piyush Goyal had assured that the transmission links in the city will be restored by June 22, paving the way for regular supplies.