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Karcham Wangtoo
High Head Francis Turbines
for India
ndritz VA TECH HYDRO in
Ravensburg and Andritz
VA TECH Flovel Ltd. have received
{an order to supply four high-head
Francis turbines of 300 MW each,
‘a8 well as the shutoff valves and
‘governing systems, for the
Karcham Wangtoo hydropower
project in the Indian federal state
‘of Himachal Pradesh.
Jalprakash Industiles is an important
‘and sucoasstu industrial group with
‘activities focused on India’ infastuc:
ture. One ofthe compary’s business
‘seginents deals with tne construction
{and operation of hydropower plants
(on a private basis and an example of
Its successtuly executed projects is
the Baspa power plant, whore three
vertical Peon turbines with an output
(of 100 MW each, supplied by Antz
\VA TECH HYDRO, have been in opera:
tion for around four years
governing systems, 3,100 mm dameter
spherical valves and penstock bultortly
vakes.
Karcham Wangtoo is located in the
federal state of Himachal Pradesh and
wil utize the waters ofthe Sat ever
During the ainy season, the sand and
sit contant of the river water is
‘extremely high, and what is even
worse, the content of hard particles
such as quartz is greater than usual.
This can lead to evious erosion
damage tothe turbine components
Therefore, during turbine design,
special attention was alocated to
exosion cesistance.
Furthermore, tha water contacted
surfaces in the area of wicket gates
‘and the runner willbe covered wth the
\wel- proven, extremely hard SXHTM70
‘coating, which willbe applad using the
HVOF mathos.
‘Theo rotating parts ofthe turbines wat
be manufactured in Ravensburg, where
the spherical vave, which epeesents an
Important safety lament for the power
plant, willbe aso be assembled and
tested. Other turine components vill
be manufactured in Piha naar Do
‘Tho four Francis units vl go into com:
Kara Ving cancion te th sae Meta Pradash
Soharcal ae asst Raersbry worsen
‘mercial operation in August 2011 and
then contbute substantially to the sat
'sfaction of the rising need for elecrity
rindi,
India has ambitious targets for a size
able increase in hydropower ganeration,
‘which isthe nation’s most important
‘domestic source of renawable ener.
‘Such expansion is needed to cover the
{growing demand for power trom indus:
tty and private households without
Increasing fossil fuel imports, or creating
‘addtional air potion.
With this contract, Andritz VA TECH
HYDRO has further consolidated ts
‘tong positon inthe important Indian
hydropower market and the order also
represents an important ilestone with
regard tothe rakzation of erosion
resistant turbine concepts.
Potor Magauer
Phone +49/75% 83 2041
peter magauer@vatow.de