Record Availability of Machines:
- Being the largest hydroelectric complex in the region, BBMB plays a vital role in the
day to day operation of the northern grid.
- The BBMB powerhouses provide much needed peaking power to the grid thus enabling the thermal stations to work on base load.
- The powerhouses help in frequency regulation of the grid by flexing generation between 1900 MW and 2800 MW in summers and between 500 MW and 1900 MW during winters.
- The average annual plant availability of BBMB powerhouses is around 88%. The transmission line availability is around 99%.
Supply Of Water:
- The Bhakra Nangal and Beas Projects are harbinger of Green Revolution and White Revolution in the States of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
- The States of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi are being supplied, on an average, about
34537.49 MCM (28 MAF) of water per year.
System Improvement
- All the five units of Bhakra Right Bank powerhouse have been renovated, modernized and uprated from 120 MW to 157 MW each, resulting in an additional
installed capacity of 185 MW and additional annual generation of 310 MU.
- Two units each at Ganguwal and Kotla powerhouses have also been
renovated and modernized.
- All the Six units of Pong Power Plant have been uprated from 60 MW TO 66 MW each.
This has resulted into additional peaking capacity of 36MW and
additional energy generation of 17.3 MU besides additional reactive
power of 90 MVAR.
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