MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (DR. VALLABHBHAI KATHIRIA)
(a) The BHEL supplied equipments to power projects at Vijayawada,
Rayalaseema Kathagudam, Ramagundam 4,5,6 units have recorded Operational
Availability of 93.7%, 96.1%, 80%, 84.4%, 91.9% and 89.5% respectively during
the period from April`00 to Feb`01.
However, recently, the Kothagudam Thermal Power Station IX tripped
due to operation of generator differential protection relay. The problem
occurred as the unit was not made available to BHEL for carrying out regular
inspection when it was due. Apart from this, there was a minor fault at
Vijaywada Thermal Power Station -V which was rectified within a short span
of 13 days.
(b) The details of heavy duty transformers manufactured by BHEL and those
which have been burnt during the last three years are as under:-
Details of Heavy Duty Transformers
Heavy Duty - 400 KV Class & above
1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01(as of end Feb.,2001)
Total No. of 497 533 548
transformers supplied
Failure 1 9 5
State-wise State Year of State Year of State Year of
State Commissi- Commissi- Commiss- oning oning ioning
Maharashtra 1981 Gujarat 1998 Maharashtra 1997 Orissa 1991 Orissa 1994 Orissa 1996 Orissa 1996 Orissa 1996 U.P. 1999 Mahrstr 1997 Bihar 1991 U.P. 1997 Haryana 1982 W.B. 1991 Delhi 1998 M.P. 1990
(c) Information is being collected and a statement will be laid on the table
of the House in due course.
(d) The details of the Generator that have failed during operation in the
past three years are as per the table below:-
State 2000-01(upto Feb`01) 1999-2000 1998-99
Andhra Pradesh Kothagudam-IX Vijayawada-IV DOS+3/97 DOS+ 8/90
Vijayawada- VDOS+ 3/94 Haryana Faridabad-III DOS+4/81 Maharashtra Dahanu-II BSESDOS+ 1/95 Bombay Sub-Urban Electric Supply
Rajasthan Kota-IV RSEB DOS+5/89
Tamilnadu Tutieorin-I DOS+7/79
West Bengal Kolaghat-VI DOS+ 1/93
NOTE: DOS+ DATE OF FIRST SYNCHRONISATION
