PERFORMANCE BUDGET 1998-99 - Ministry of Power

generating equipment etc. have been placed on M/s. BHEL. The tenders for electrical
works have been received and are under technical evaluation.
It is a fixed price contract of Rs.273.01 crore at March, 94 price level + 15% contingency
on civil works amounting to Rs.24.4 crore. The project is scheduled for completion by
September, 2001.
1.6 OTHER PROJECTS:
NHPC has two other projects under consideration, viz., Koel Karo (710 MW) in Bihar
and Chamera Project Stage-II (300 MW) in Himachal Pradesh.
i) Koel-Karo H.E. Project (4 x 172.5 M.W.)
710 MW Koel Karo H.E. Project located in Ranchi, Gumla and Singbhum districts of
Bihar, envisages regulation of the waters of South Koel and North Karo rivers for
generating 1000 MUs of energy at 16% load factor. The scheme envisages construction
of four units of 172.5 M.W. each totalling 690 MW. In order to utilise the drop in trans
basin channel, an additional surface power house containing a single unit of 20 MW is
envisaged at Raitoli making the total installed capacity of the scheme as 710 MW. The
power evacuation system would comprise a 400 KV S/C 200 KM Transmission Line
from Koel Karo to Jamshedpur.
The project was approved by the Government in November, 1991. The approved cost
for generation portion of the project was Rs.1286.22 crore including IDC of Rs.195.68
crore (at March,’91 price level). Latest revised cost of the project is Rs.2624.29 crore
(at Aug.,’96 price level). The actual expenditure on the project till March,’98 is Rs.21.53
crore.
Work of the project could not be started due to paucity of funds and local resistance.
The project was posed to OECF for their financial assistance during 1996-97 and details
of the project execution were presented to OECF Fact Finding Mission. The response
from the OECF in the matter has not been favourable. Document for World Bank funding
for this project is under consideration.
ii) Chamera Stage-II:
Chamera H.E. Project Stage-II located in Chamba Distt. of Himachal Pradesh plans to
utilise power potential of river Ravi. The project envisages construction of a 39 m.
high concrete dam, 7.86 km. long (7m. dia) Head Race Tunnel, 95 m. high (15.5. m.
dia) surge shaft, a circular steel lined pressure shaft of 5.1 m. in diameter with an
underground power house accommodating 3x100 MW generating units and a 3.6 km.
long (7 m. dia) tail race tunnel and is expected to generate 1270 MUs of energy per
annum.
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