BHEL secures R&M order for UJVNL’s Chilla HEP

BHEL has secured an order worth Rs 2 billion for renovation, modernisation and uprating (RM&U) of four units of the 144 MW Chilla hydroelectric plant (HEP) from Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVNL). The units at the Chilla HEP have been in operation for over 35 years and the RM&U of these units will result in the upgradation of output capacity, additional generation and efficiency improvement. Located in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, the plant comprises four units of 36 MW each, which will be uprated to 39 MW each.