Bharat Heavy Electricals has been awarded the EPC contract for the 192 MW Allain Duhangan hydropower project near Manali in Himachal Pradesh. Malana Power Company Ltd -- an LNJ Bhilwara Group company -- is implementing the project.

BHEL's scope of work in the present contract envisages design, manufacture, supply, erection & commissioning of two state-of-the-art high-head Pelton hydro turbines of 96 MW each with matching generators, digital governors and microprocessor-based control and monitoring system, besides associated auxiliaries. While the hydro sets will be manufactured at BHEL's Bhopal plant, the controls will be supplied by the company's Electronics Division, Bangalore. BHEL's Power Sector Northern Region will undertake the execution on site.

BHEL won the order amidst international competition.  The project is expected to be commissioned within 30 months.

Earlier, for the same customer, BHEL had supplied, erected & commissioned generating equipment for their 2x6.75 MW Tawa HEP in Madhya Pradesh and that project was commissioned in a record 24 months.

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