Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) has won an order worth Rs.296.6 crore
from HPPC to execute its hydel power project.
HCC has received a letter of award from Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation
for executing the first three phases of the Kashang Hydro Electric Power Project
located on Kashang and Kerang Streams, tributaries of river Satluj in Kinnaur
district. The project will be executed in four stages, Stage I (65 MW); Stage II
& III (130 MW) and Stage IV (48 MW). HCC has bagged the order for first three
stages of the project of 3x65 MW capacity.
The scope of work includes development of river diversion, intake structure,
conveyance channel, de-silting basins, power channel, head race tunnel,
underground balancing reservoir, pressure shaft, valve chamber, adit to valve
chamber/balancing reservoir, civil works of underground power house/transformer
halt including various adits in power house complex and tailrace tunnel.
According to the contract HCC has to complete the job work in 45 months.
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