Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully commissioned the third unit of the 4×40 MW Teesta Low Dam hydroelectric project Stage-IV in West Bengal, with the fourth and final unit of the project in advanced stages of execution.
A run-of-the-river greenfield project located in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, Teesta is being set up by National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), on the River Teesta.
BHEL’s scope of work on the project comprised design, manufacture, supply, installation and commissioning of complete E&M works including vertical shaft Kaplan Turbines and matching generators. The equipment has been supplied by BHEL units at Bhopal, Jhansi, Rudrapur & Bengaluru and the execution of work on site is being carried out by the company’s Power Sector Eastern Region.
