Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has commissioned one more pumping unit (Unit 5) of 116 MW of the 7x116 MW Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (LIS) Package-6 in Telangana.

BHEL had earlier commissioned four units of the project in April and May 2019. The pump for each unit is designed to lift 89.16 cumecs of water by 105.5 mtr.

The project is being developed by the Irrigation & CAD (I&CAD) department of the Government of Telangana, the greenfield lift irrigation project is located in Peddapalli district of Telangana.

In the project, water will be lifted from Sripada Yellampalli reservoir to Medaram reservoir and used for irrigation and water supply in nearby areas, thus contributing to the overall development of the area and the state.

The company’s scope in the project comprises complete Electrical & Mechanical (E&M) works including design, manufacture, supply and supervision of erection and commissioning of seven sets of vertical pump-motor sets along with associated auxiliaries.

The equipment has been supplied from the company’s manufacturing units at Bhopal, Rudrapur and Bengaluru, while the supervision of erection and commissioning at the site was carried out by the company's Power Sector Southern Region division, Chennai.

BHEL has so far commissioned 30 pump-motor sets of various ratings cumulatively aggregating to 1,101 MW in the state.

Apart from this, it is executing another 35 pump-motor sets totaling to 4,777 MW for various lift irrigation schemes in Telangana, namely, Kaleshwaram LIS Package 6,8,10 and 11 and Palamuru Rangareddy LIS Package 5 and 8.

The company is currently executing hydro-electric projects of more than 2,900 MW across the country, in addition to 3,544 MW abroad which include 2,580 MW in Bhutan and 900 MW in Nepal.