INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR CEA REGARDING POWER PROJECTS BEING SET UP BY APGENCO

February’2012

1.

Name of the Project            :

Nagarjuna Sagar Tail Pond Dam Hydro Electric Project

 

 

Location                                 :

Shastrasala Village, Rentachintala & Damarcherla Mandals, Guntur & Nalgonda Districts, Andhra Pradesh

 

 

Contact Person/                  : Telephone number             

Chief Engineer/HPC, APGENCO, Vidutsoudha, Hyderabad, A.P.

Off:  040-39839801, Mob: 9493120074

 

2.

(a) If Thermal Plant

i. Pit head (Expected distance from local source)

ii. Other location

(b) If Hydro Plant

i. ROR               : Run off river

ii. Storage         : Pond Storage

 

3.

Capacity (MW)

i.   No. of Units                      : 2Nos

ii.  Unit Sizes                         : 25 MW each

iii. Sub-Critical/Super Critical    : Vertical Kaplan Turbine

 

4.

Project Cost (in Rs. Crores)           : 794.47 Crores (Revised) 

 

5.

Financial Closure

(Status in detail)

M/s PFC has sanctioned a loan of Rs 371.70 Crores on 08.02.2006

 

6.

Schedule Date of Commissioning (Unit wise)

Unit I                                         : July 2013

Unit II                                        : August 2013(*)

(*) NOTE:- Erection of the units will be completed by Dec’ 2012 but the tentative date of completion of Dam is July ‘2013 and the Unit will be commissioned i.e Unit-I July’2013 & Unit-II Aug’2013.

 

7.

Land of requirement &Availability (in acres)     : Available

 

8.

Water Availability &allocation                              : Not Applicable

 

9.

Fuel Linkage/ Availability/Linked mine  : Not Applicable

 

10.

Important Approvals and clearances:

§   CEA has accorded TEC approval vide lr.no.3-112-94-PAC-1761-64, Dt.22.11.1994 in the name of APSEB and vide lr.no.2/AP/24/94-PAC/49-73,Dt.17.01.2005 in the name of APGENCO.

§   Forest clearance has been issued on 11.04.2001.

§   Ministry of Environment and forest accords clearance vide MOEF.Lr.No.J-12011/15/ 87-1A-1, Dt.14.06.2001.

§   Government AP Energy has accorded approval vide (PRI) DPT Lr.No.11113/ PrI.1/ 97, Dt: 12-9-2002.

§   G.O.O.NO.402/Projects/2004, Date:14 -12.2004

 

11.

(A) Status of Main Plant Order (Thermal Projects):

i.  Name of Main Plant Supplier

ii.  Likely Date of Placement of order       Not Applicable

iii. Likely Date of Completion

 

 

(B) Hydro Projects

(1) E&M equipment ordering Status

 

Ø      Orders placed on M/s BHEL on 05.06.2006 for supply of two numbers of 25 MW Vertical Kaplan Turbine Generator units along with associated auxiliary equipment at a total cost of 61.26 Cr. against global tenders.

Ø      Order was placed for Erection of E&M equipment on M/s HyPower Associates, Jabalpur on 19th March 2008.

 

 

Ø      Status of erection works:

·  Laying of Power House Earth mat is completed.

·  Erection of Pier noses, Draft Tube liners and DT cones of Unit I & II completed.

·  Erection, testing and commissioning including load test of EOT crane is completed.

·  Lowering of Runner envelope of unit-I&II is completed.

·  Lowering and alignment of stay ring of Unit-I & Unit-II is completed.

·  Erection and Final Welding of spiral casing segment sections of Unit-I is completed. Hydraulic pressure test of spiral casing is completed on 23.04.2011.

·  Full welding of circumferential joint between spiral casing inlet pipe and penstock at the top inside completed.

·  Alignment of Runner envelope and Pit Liner of unit-I is completed.

·  Fixing of wool felt to the spiral casing of Unit-I is in completed and is released for concreting.

·  Transportation, lowering and alignment of spiral casing segments of Unit II are in progress.

·  Erection of switchyard equipment at EL.82.5Mt is in progress.

 

 

 

 

12.

Status of Balance of Plants(BOPs)-Item wise: 

Ø       Almost all the BOP equipment has been received at the site and yet to be erected.

 

13.

 

Status of Power Purchase Arrangement:  under process  

 

14.

Power Evacuation Arrangements: Provision is made for two 132KV feeder bays to evacuate power at 132KV level M/s APTRANSCO will lay necessary 220KV lines.

 

15.

Energy Generation incase of Hydro Projects: 175 MU (90% dependable year)