Andritz VA Tech Hydro of Austria has won orders worth $302 million (around Rs 1,208 crore) to supply the complete electromechanical package for two private hydropower projects in India with an aggregate capacity of 2,200 mw. The orders will be executed through Andritz Indian affiliates - VA Tech Hydro India Pvt. Ltd and VA Tech Escher Wyss Flovel Ltd.
For the 1,200-mw Teesta-III project in Sikkim, Andritz will supply six vertical Pelton turbines. The order, placed by Teesta Urja Ltd, will be fulfilled by August 2011. The 2x600 mw Teesta III is the largest of the six projects aggregating nearly 3,500 mw in Sikkim's Teesta basin. Work on the project began last November with the EPC contract placed on Hyderabad-based Navayuga Engineering. Teesta Urja, a private sector company, is implementing the project on BOT basis, under a 35-year concession period with the Sikkim government.
Andritz will also supply Francis turbines for Jai Prakash Hydro's 1,000-mw Karcham Wangtoo hydropower project in the Sutlej basin of Himachal Pradesh. The order will be completed before August 2011, ahead of full project commissioning that is scheduled for December 2011. For this order Andritz will be using ceramic coated turbines as the Sutlej river carries significant amount of silt in the rainy season.
Meanwhile, as exclusively reported in Projectmonitor (date) Jaypee Powergrid Ltd, a joint venture between Jaiprakash Hydro and Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, is in the process of finalising the construction contractor for developing power evacuation facilities associated with the project.